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

A Seattle Pride Match Advisory Committee member has called upon FIFA to permit planned LGBTQ+ celebrations during the World Cup fixture between Egypt and Iran, turning the governing body's own Qatar ...

The controversy stems from last week's FIFA tournament draw, which selected two countries where homosexuality faces legal ...

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 ...

The local organizing committee helping Seattle host the 2026 FIFA World Cup is moving forward with plans for a "Pride Match" over the fierce objections of both countries slated to play in the game.

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.

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 ...