Thursday 11/December/2025 – 12:41 PM
The 2026 World Cup organizing committee in the American city of Seattle confirmed that gay celebration events will be held during the match Egypt and Iran In the group stage of the World Cup, which was called the Pride Match.
Seattle confirms that events will be held to support gay people during the Egypt-Iran match
According to the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar, Hanna Tadesse, the committee’s vice president for communications, said in a statement sent to the American media: The 2026 World Cup in Seattle is moving forward with implementing our community programs outside the stadium during Pride Weekend and throughout the tournament, in partnership with leaders, artists, and business owners from the LGBT community to enhance existing celebrations in Washington state.
She continued: Football has a unique power to unite people across borders, cultures and beliefs, and the Pacific Northwest is home to one of the largest Iranian-American communities in the country, along with a thriving Egyptian community and diverse communities representing all the countries we host in Seattle.
She stressed: We are committed to ensuring that all residents and visitors enjoy the warmth, respect and dignity that characterize our region.
The committee explained that the match scheduled for June 26 – the match between Egypt and Iran – was called the Pride Match, and thus it will serve as a platform to highlight the city’s annual celebrations on Pride Weekend, which is the week dedicated to celebrating and supporting gay people.
The Egyptian and Iranian sides had previously announced their refusal to hold any activities related to supporting homosexuality during the match, as the Football Association officially addressed its international counterpart, stressing that He completely rejects such activities, which are in direct conflict with the cultural, religious and social values of the region, particularly in Arab and Islamic societies.
What she said Iranian Mehr Agency in a report: The Iranian Football Federation intends to protest the celebration of gay people in the Egypt-Iran match, in a letter to FIFA, and to communicate with it regarding holding the match under this name, as well as regarding raising such issues inside the stadium.
