The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day ...

Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over the scheduling of a World ...

Egypt’s Football Association on Tuesday ⁠said it had sent a letter to FIFA urging world football's governing body to prevent ...

Iran’s football boss has labelled World Cup game chosen by organisers as an LGBTQ ‘Pride Match’ as an ‘irrational move’.

Trump's U.S. travel ban injects politics into sports ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here's why Haiti, Iran fans feel ...

Seattle's plans to celebrate its LGBTQ+ community coincide with a group-stage fixture between two countries that criminalize ...

World Cup organisers in Seattle on Wednesday said their Pride events would go ahead as planned outside a June match in the city between Egypt and Iran despite objections from sports officials in the ...

Seattle’s plan for the June 26 game to be a “Pride Match” was made before the World Cup draw. Egypt said the move may ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup “Pride Match” will feature two countries where homosexuality is criminalized: Egypt and Iran. Now, ...

Iran is to boycott next week's draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup in the United States in protest at the limited allocation of visas, the Iranian football federation said on Friday.

Could Italy play World Cup matches in L.A.? A look at the teams and matchups in Los Angeles during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in ...