Egypt and iran, two middle east nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to fifa over the scheduling of a world cup soccer match in seattle that’s expected to celebrate lgbtq+ pride. 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. Dubai, united arab emirates (ap) — egypt and iran, two middle east nations which target gays and lesbians, have complained to fifa over a world cup soccer match in seattle that is expected to. Iran and egypt have filed formal protests with fifa after seattle designated their upcoming game at the 2026 world cup as a “pride match” to align with the city’s annual pride weekend 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.
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