A World Cup match in Seattle has been named the Pride Match. That game now features Egypt and Iran, which imprison gay people ...

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 ...

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.

Plans to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month at a FIFA World Cup match are set to continue, even though the two countries selected for the fixture both have draconian anti-gay laws. Seattle’s local organizing ...