A World Cup match hosted in Seattle in the summer of 2026 and billed as a celebration of LGBTQ+ pride will feature Egypt and Iran—two nations where homosexuality is all but illegal and queer ...

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’s plans to mark LGBTQ Pride Month during a World Cup match next summer will go forward despite teams from two countries that have outlawed homosexuality being on the pitch for the matchup. The ...

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.

Praise where praise is due. Good on you, Mayor-elect Katie Wilson, for helping remind the world why American values are good values. On June 26, Iran plays Egypt in a World Cup match right here in ...

A designated "Pride Match" at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Seattle will feature the national teams of Egypt and Iran, two countries where homosexuality is criminalized.