Seattle’s World Cup “Pride Match” will feature Iran and Egypt, two countries where homosexuality is illegal, on June 26. The Group G clash, taking place on a Friday at Lumen Field, coincides with the ...

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 ...

A World Cup match in Seattle meant to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride has now drawn complaints from two of the world's least LGBTQ-friendly nations, Egypt and Iran, who were ironically picked to play against ...

The Egyptian and Iranian soccer teams have launched official complaints with FIFA over LGBTQ+ events being hosted at their June 26, 2026 World Cup match in Seattle, Wash. The game coincides with ...

A 2026 World Cup fixture designated by organisers as an LGBTQ+ 'Pride Match' will feature two countries where homosexuality is illegal. The local organising committee in Seattle, one of the host ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate ...