The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating l.g.b.t.q The game in seattle on june 26 will go all out with rainbow banners, flags, arts and stories to showcase the l.g.b.t.q 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.
Egypt and iran complain about planned world cup ‘pride’ match in seattle from left Long before the world cup draw last week determined which teams would play where and when, one game was designated as the pride match Alexi lalas and ronaldo listen as fifa president gianni infantino and host andrés cantor applaude as francesco totti, and hristo stoichkov look on during the match schedule reveal for the 2026 soccer world cup in washington, saturday, dec
The organisation behind the lgbtq+ pride match at the 2026 world cup say they intend to push forward with their plans despite one of the teams involved objecting to fifa.
