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. Farnaz fassihi is the united nations bureau chief for the times, leading coverage of the organization She also covers iran and has written about conflict in the middle east for 15 years The post seattle plans pride match at soccer world cup, infuriating iran and egypt appeared first on new york times. A 2026 world cup fixture designated by organisers as an lgbtq+ 'pride match' will feature two countries where homosexuality is illegal. Local organisers had planned to coincide egypt and iran's football match with seattle's pride weekend in june for the world cup 2026.
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