SEATTLE — A decision by Seattle's local World Cup organizing committee to brand the June 26, 2026 match as a "Pride Match" has sparked formal complaints from Egypt and Iran, the two countries ...
Officials in Egypt and Iran are protesting the scheduling of a FIFA World Cup match between the two teams next June in Seattle, where local organizers had planned Pride festivities around the match.
Egypt and Iran are drawing the line over a planned LGBTQ+ Pride event scheduled to take place during their teams’ World Cup group match in Seattle next summer. Egypt’s official soccer association said ...