US EditionIran World Cup: Pride Ban & Human Rights Concerns - Archysport
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The organizer of next year's six World Cup matches in Seattle has designated one of them as a Pride match. The chairman of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, opposes this. – We
The meeting between Iran and Egypt was designated "PrideMatch" for the 2026 World Cup while both countries condemn homosexuality. A decision that scandalizes the two federations and especially the...
Before the draw of the 2026 World Cup groups took place in Washington on 5 December, the crash that would take place in Seattle on 26 June was declared 'Partido del Pride' by the local community in celebration of the LGTBIQ+ movement, as a starting point for the 'PrideFest' held annually in this American city. Ironies of fate, the draw’s hype wanted the two selections to be seen in the Lumen Field that day to be Iran and Egypt, two countries in …
Iran wants to prevent the Pride match during the World Cup in the USA. "We have no interest in our third World Cup game being played in rainbow colours. We absolutely want to prevent this and we will do so too," said Iran's president Mehdi Taj, as reported by the daily newspaper "Hammihan." He added that the game against Egypt in Seattle on June 26 collides with the Islamic mourning month "Muharram" – the holy day for the third Shiite Imam Husse…
The focus of the World Cup duel Iran against Egypt is to be the LGBTQ+ community. Unthinkable for Tehran, as the game falls into an Islamic mourning month.
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The match on June 26 in Seattle against Egypt collides with the Islamic mourning month "Muharram". The plans of the World Cup organizers consider Tehran an insult to Islamic values
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