US EditionThe 2026 World Cup "Pride Match" Pits Seattle Against Iran and Egypt
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SGN:: Seattle “Pride Match” teams during World Cup will be Egypt and Iran. What happens now?
The first Queer-related controversy has come to Seattle’s upcoming World Cup soccer games, despite the best of intentions. Because the 2026 World Cup and Pride Weekend happen to overlap, the city planned to host a “Pride Match” on June 26, featuring LGBTQIA+ honors and artists, the first of its kind across FIFA’s 90-year history. The only problem? It was decided before knowing who would actually play the game. On Friday, December 5, the luck of t
By Elizabeth Pérez, CNN en Español When the fate of the 48 national soccer teams that will compete in the 2026 World Cup in Mexico, the United States, and Canada was revealed, perhaps not many noticed the coincidence of an important date. On Friday, June 26, 2026, in Seattle (which will host six matches), the group stage match between Iran and Egypt will be played. Beyond the sporting significance of this match, which pits two Muslim-majority na…
Iran and Egypt protest World Cup match scheduled amid Pride celebrations
Rainbow flags will be allowed inside the Seattle stadium. Iran and Egypt both throw LGBTQ people in jail, so it’s no surprise that each of them is upset that their 2026 World Cup match is scheduled in Seattle in the midst of Pride celebrations. In Seattle, LGBTQ rights supporters aren’t backing down despite plans by… The post Iran and Egypt protest World Cup match scheduled amid Pride celebrations appeared first on Erasing 76 Crimes.
The FIFA World Cup matches are just around the corner and, with it, the distaste and disagreement of two powerful teams that have publicly pointed out their discontent that the designation of their next match is identified as the “LGBTIQ Pride Party+”, especially as it is two countries that [...] The entry Iran and Egypt reject that their match in the World Cup is identified as “The LGBTIQ+ Pride Party” appears first in LJA.MX News Mexico.
A decision by the Seattle 2026 World Cup organizing committee has recently caused quite a stir internationally. The Egypt vs. Iran match, originally scheduled for June 26, 2026, at the Lumen Stadium, was renamed the "Rainbow Match" by the local organizers to coincide with Seattle's Gay Pride Week. This arrangement has drawn formal protests from both countries. The issue stems from last week's World Cup draw, which coincided with the Egypt-Iran m…
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