By Andrew Hay

Dec 10 (Reuters) – 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 two countries where homosexuality is criminalised.

The World Cup ‍committee in Seattle said it would use what it has named the “Pride Match” on June 26 to showcase the city’s annual June Pride Weekend and similar celebrations across Washington state in support of LGBTQ+ rights.

The organising group stressed that it only worked on events outside the 72,000-seat Seattle Stadium where Egypt and Iran are scheduled to play.

“SeattleFWC26 is moving forward as planned with our community programming outside the stadium during Pride weekend and throughout the tournam

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