A World Cup match in Seattle has been named the Pride Match. That game now features Egypt and Iran, which imprison gay people. The post No. 7 of 2025: World Cup Pride Match in Seattle will feature… ...

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 ...

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 ...

A World Cup match in Seattle meant to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride has now drawn complaints from two of the world's least LGBTQ-friendly nations, Egypt and Iran, who were ironically picked to play against ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Orlando goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse (top) makes a dramatic save during the Seattle Reign at Orlando Pride NWSL Playoff soccer match at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando on Friday, November 7, 2025. Orlando ...