Fifa is facing a delicate situation following the world cup draw, where 26 june’s scheduled ‘pride match’ at lumen field in seattle was draw as a group g match between egypt against iran. Fars media corporation, via wikimedia commons a diplomatic row has erupted over the 2026 fifa world cup match between iran and egypt in seattle, after the host city planned to brand the game a “pride match” in support of the lgbtq+ community The iranian football federation (ffiri) publicly denounced the plan as “irrational” and politically motivated, arguing that it. 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. The egyptian football association says it has sent a formal letter to fifa requesting that lgbtq+ pride match celebrations in seattle at one of their 2026 world cup matches against iran are. Iran's football boss has labelled world cup game chosen by organisers as an lgbtq 'pride match' as an 'irrational move'.
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