Posted on 12/08/2025 3:25:37 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Seattle’s World Cup “Pride Match” will feature Iran and Egypt, two countries where homosexuality is illegal, on June 26.
The Group G clash, taking place on a Friday at Lumen Field, coincides with the city’s pride weekend.
The Pride Match was planned before the teams were selected and in advance of the Friday’s 2026 World Cup Draw in Washington D.C.
“The Pride Match has been scheduled to celebrate and elevate Pride events in Seattle and across the country, and it was planned well in advance,” a spokesperson of the Pride Match Advisory Committee told Outsports.
“It is a Host City–led expression of Seattle and Washington State’s commitment to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone belongs: players, fans, residents, and visitors alike. Soccer has a unique power to unite people across borders, cultures and beliefs.
“We are honored to host a Pride Match and to celebrate Pride as part of a global football community. This match reflects our ongoing commitment to respect, dignity, and unity for all.”
The local organizing committee in Seattle, which is one of the U.S. host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, announced a Pride Match design contest over the summer — inviting artists from Washington State “with credibility in authentically representing the LGBTQ+ community” to submit their concept.
In a disclaimer on the Seattle World Cup website, the organizing committee said “the Pride Match design is an independent creation specifically for the Seattle FWC26 LOC and is not an official FIFA asset. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by FIFA.”
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Of course it’s in Seattle.
What if we gave a gay old soccer game, and neither team showed up?
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I am sure it was planned to by the committee. I wonder if the kits (uniforms) will be rainbow colored...
When I heard about this yesterday on a conservative radio station in seattle, I laughed out loud. You just can’t make this stuff up. NTwo nations, both of whom it is illegal to be gay in, one of which will put you to death (Iran), and they’re playing each other in Seattle, which is calling it a “Pride match”.
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https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5639958/egypt-iran-seattle-pride-match-fifa-world-cup
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