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.

Seattle’s local organizing committee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is moving ahead with a first-of-its-kind “Pride Match” at Lumen Field on June 26, coinciding with the city’s Pride Weekend, even though ...

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 ...

Egypt is on the attack against FIFA. Following the announcement Seattle will host a “Pride Match” on June 26 as part of the 2026 World Cup, Egypt has sent a formal letter to the organization ...

Fans watch the first half of an attendance record-breaking NWSL soccer match at Lumen Field between the OL Reign and the Washington Spirit, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Seattle. The Spirit and the Reign ...

Both Middle Eastern countries are culturally conservative. In Iran, same-sex sexual activity can be punishable by death, and other expressions of gender and sexuality may be punished by imprisonment ...

Two countries that criminalize homosexuality are set to play a World Cup match in Seattle that’s designed to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Now, both Egyptian and Iranian football federations have ...