Seattle prepares for unlikely matchup for its World Cup Pride celebration: Egypt v Iran

Seattle will host Egypt v Iran on Friday.Photograph: Steph Chambers/Fifa/Getty ImagesSeattle’s World Cup committee is pushing forward with “Pride Match” celebrations this week despite backlash from Egypt and Iran, who have called for the cancellation of LGBTQ+ rights festivities around the game.Last year, Seattle’s local organizing committee, which is separate from Fifa, made plans for 26 June to be a Pride-themed match coinciding with the city’s annual Pride weeken