{"id":5403,"date":"2026-06-27T19:08:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=5403"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:08:42","slug":"pride-match-pitted-egypt-vs-iran-fans-relished-a-chance-to-flaunt-rainbows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=5403","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pride Match\u2019 pitted Egypt vs. Iran. Fans relished a chance to flaunt rainbows."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Many in Seattle turned out to display support for gay rights in the face of opposition from the two teams. <\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=5389\">Blues acquire Brandon Carlo from the Maple Leafs in a trade at the NHL draft<\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5391\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8175fa1f6bb1d99117a9742dc4746f7b-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8175fa1f6bb1d99117a9742dc4746f7b-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8175fa1f6bb1d99117a9742dc4746f7b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8175fa1f6bb1d99117a9742dc4746f7b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8175fa1f6bb1d99117a9742dc4746f7b-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8175fa1f6bb1d99117a9742dc4746f7b-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>A Pride flag is hoisted during an Iranian independence march outside the Egypt vs. Iran World Cup match in Seattle. (Chloe Collyer for The Washington Post\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kevin Gallagher spent about $700 to watch the World Cup match between Egypt and Iran even though he<b> <\/b>describes himself as a \u201cmedium-term soccer fan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher, 70, didn\u2019t want to miss the game on Friday that city officials had designated as a \u201cPride Match,\u201d because it was scheduled on the opening day of the city\u2019s long-standing celebration of Pride Month. That the game featured two countries with cultural and legal prohibitions against gay people made his presence in full rainbow regalia of a bucket hat, button-up shirt and shoes even more important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels disappointing that it\u2019s 2026 and the world still grapples with this idea that you should be punished, killed, harassed. And as someone who has been harassed, intimidated, threatened in the U.S. \u2014 we were there once, too,\u201d Gallagher, a longtime teacher, said. \u201cI stand on the shoulders of those who preceded me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5392\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3cbdd7b21890bef6a8a2db922ad5cb13-1024x691.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3cbdd7b21890bef6a8a2db922ad5cb13-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3cbdd7b21890bef6a8a2db922ad5cb13-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3cbdd7b21890bef6a8a2db922ad5cb13-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3cbdd7b21890bef6a8a2db922ad5cb13-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3cbdd7b21890bef6a8a2db922ad5cb13-2048x1381.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>From left, event organizers Jeanine Burke, Michi Suzuki, Sativa The Queen, Hedda McLendon and Jen Barnes at the Ballard Pride festival and soccer watch party. (Chloe Collyer for The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5393\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9262c4ba77bc16638287378e1ae7de36-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9262c4ba77bc16638287378e1ae7de36-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9262c4ba77bc16638287378e1ae7de36-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9262c4ba77bc16638287378e1ae7de36-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9262c4ba77bc16638287378e1ae7de36-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9262c4ba77bc16638287378e1ae7de36-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>A pride-themed table at the Ballard Pride festival and soccer watch party during the Norway vs. France FIFA match. (Chloe Collyer for The Washington Post\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5394\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/670e6f77f2b627374a9c4328f66e2773-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/670e6f77f2b627374a9c4328f66e2773-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/670e6f77f2b627374a9c4328f66e2773-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/670e6f77f2b627374a9c4328f66e2773-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/670e6f77f2b627374a9c4328f66e2773-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/670e6f77f2b627374a9c4328f66e2773-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>A Pride flag adorns the cutout of soccer player Quinn at the watch party during the Norway vs. France FIFA match. (Chloe Collyer for The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Despite the initial controversy over the Pride Match \u2014 with the Egyptian and Iranian teams demanding that FIFA avoid displays of LGBTQ+ support inside the stadium \u2014 the mood outside the stadium Friday was largely calm and celebratory.<\/p>\n<p>A high-energy brass band, many members clad in rainbow tie-dye, played loud tunes. A dog wearing a \u201cBark for Equality\u201d sign around its neck, along with an American flag bandanna and sunglasses, posed for its owner in front of three people who held a large sign reading \u201cFIFA: No LGBT Agenda. Let Football, be Football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The biggest scuffles before the game came had more to do with Iranian politics than gay rights. A large number of Iranian resistance protesters flying Lion and Sun flags in support of Iran\u2019s previous Shah-led government engaged in shouting matches with fans supporting the current regime.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5395\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/33d6f4aa5681cd6f179dbbe138e8ec5d-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/33d6f4aa5681cd6f179dbbe138e8ec5d-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/33d6f4aa5681cd6f179dbbe138e8ec5d-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/33d6f4aa5681cd6f179dbbe138e8ec5d-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/33d6f4aa5681cd6f179dbbe138e8ec5d-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/33d6f4aa5681cd6f179dbbe138e8ec5d-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Michi Suzuki, of Seattle\u2019s FIFA organizing committee, hands out gay pride flags to fans outside Egypt vs. Iran match. (Chloe Collyer for The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5396\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/16e6c4659bfab5fa8577f3258077f380-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/16e6c4659bfab5fa8577f3258077f380-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/16e6c4659bfab5fa8577f3258077f380-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/16e6c4659bfab5fa8577f3258077f380-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/16e6c4659bfab5fa8577f3258077f380-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/16e6c4659bfab5fa8577f3258077f380-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>The biggest scuffles before the game came had more to do with Iranian politics than gay rights. (Chloe Collyer for The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many attendees at the game found it funny and even ironic that Egypt and Iran would be the teams that ended up scheduled to play on the Pride Match date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe in a higher power, but I do believe that there was some planetary alignment, or the universe was saying, \u2018This is what needs to happen,\u2019\u201d said Adrian Duckett, who traveled a couple hours south for the game. He and his friend had just finished posing with their rainbow flags behind a protester calling for people to repent to Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>Married couple Michael and Steven Cole-Schwartz bought tickets before they knew who would be playing, and were excited to be at the Pride game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is important when you have a gathering of people from all over the world, that the LGBTQ community is represented in some way,\u201d Michael Cole-Schwartz said. \u201cAnd especially for the teams playing, Egypt and Iran, I think about all the queer people in those countries who are silenced and made invisible. We have some way, at least, to represent them and be in solidarity with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5397\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/012dbaf682b796c827b2874a40782b4e-683x1024.jpg\" width=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/012dbaf682b796c827b2874a40782b4e-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/012dbaf682b796c827b2874a40782b4e-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/012dbaf682b796c827b2874a40782b4e-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/012dbaf682b796c827b2874a40782b4e-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/012dbaf682b796c827b2874a40782b4e-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/012dbaf682b796c827b2874a40782b4e-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>A fan holds up a poster of Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, with rainbow makeup photoshopped on. (Chloe Collyer for The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5398\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/758ea333bc0827703b72c6783a514bdf-683x1024.jpg\" width=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/758ea333bc0827703b72c6783a514bdf-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/758ea333bc0827703b72c6783a514bdf-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/758ea333bc0827703b72c6783a514bdf-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/758ea333bc0827703b72c6783a514bdf-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/758ea333bc0827703b72c6783a514bdf-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/758ea333bc0827703b72c6783a514bdf-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Fans with a rainbow flag and Iranian flag at the match on Friday. (Richard Heathcote\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Seattle\u2019s local World Cup organizing committee planned a Pride Match day about two years ago \u2014 long before the draw that determined what teams would play on that date. The committee picked the June 26 game because it coincides with Seattle Pride\u2019s main weekend, always celebrated at the end of June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPride nights celebrate our queer community, show them that they\u2019re loved, that they\u2019re safe, and show people that are allies or wanting to become allies that it\u2019s a really important and beautiful part of our world,\u201d said Jen Barnes, co-chair of the Pride Match Impact Council, and owner of women\u2019s sports-focused bar Rough &amp; Tumble.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=5386\">No. 1 Jannik Sinner has ramped up training ahead of Wimbledon title defense<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the Egyptian and Iranian teams urged FIFA to reject the \u201corganization of any activities related to support for LGBTQ+ causes during Egypt\u2019s match against Iran,\u201d according to a letter the Egyptian Football Association sent the governing body in December. In a statement this week, the association attempted to distance itself from the Pride day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are only here to play a football match and have nothing to do with what is happening outside,\u201d Egyptian team spokesman Mohamed Mourad said in a statement to The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5399\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e0dd3e3008669e3aa29d80acb2f19068-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e0dd3e3008669e3aa29d80acb2f19068-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e0dd3e3008669e3aa29d80acb2f19068-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e0dd3e3008669e3aa29d80acb2f19068-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e0dd3e3008669e3aa29d80acb2f19068-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e0dd3e3008669e3aa29d80acb2f19068-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Egyptian and Iranian players stand for their national anthem before the start of the match. (Lindsey Wasson\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5400\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e716aa56ebbb4f393ba49fad3003e23-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e716aa56ebbb4f393ba49fad3003e23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e716aa56ebbb4f393ba49fad3003e23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e716aa56ebbb4f393ba49fad3003e23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e716aa56ebbb4f393ba49fad3003e23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e716aa56ebbb4f393ba49fad3003e23-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>An attendee holds up a rainbow flag before the match\u2019s start. (Richard Heathcote\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Iranian Football Federation also issued a statement, saying it told FIFA that no activities associated with \u201cthis movement\u201d should take place in the stadium or as part of the \u201cmatch environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran criminalizes same-sex sexual activity, and although Egypt does not explicitly do so, it has used other laws to prosecute LGBTQ+ people.<\/p>\n<p>None of the Pride Match day events were planned for inside the stadium \u2014 that is FIFA\u2019s domain, and the local organizing committee only has jurisdiction for activities outside its walls. Seattle\u2019s committee encouraged fans to wear Pride gear, to visit LGBTQ+-owned businesses, to attend Pride watch parties and to participate in a social media video campaign.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA, which has a political neutrality policy, attempted to distance itself from the Pride activities. President Gianni Infantino said in January that \u201cthere will be no \u2018Pride Match\u2019 at the World Cup.\u201d But the organization confirmed this week that rainbow flags would be allowed within the stadium, as would other general statements of human rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFans of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at matches and events,\u201d the organization said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>For many queer Seattleites and allies, the decision to hold a Pride Match was an obvious one. Supporting the LGBTQ+ community is an integral part of the city\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the city that we\u2019re in, this is the environment that we\u2019re having the games in, and these are the people who are going to come to the games,\u201d said Claire Voelk, a 21-year-old Seattleite who wore rainbow face paint.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5401\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cf4dd43f9901f4885c1626653161c1cb-1024x666.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cf4dd43f9901f4885c1626653161c1cb-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cf4dd43f9901f4885c1626653161c1cb-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cf4dd43f9901f4885c1626653161c1cb-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cf4dd43f9901f4885c1626653161c1cb-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cf4dd43f9901f4885c1626653161c1cb-2048x1332.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Iran\u2019s Shoja Khalilzadeh scores a goal past Egypt\u2019s Mostafa Shoubir. It was later disallowed. (Matthew Childs\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gallagher, the teacher, said the game had a great energy, though he wished for a bit more rainbow and pride visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Iran appeared to have won with a late goal but it was ruled offside and the game ended in a tie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnsurprisingly for a pride match it had to end with a healthy dose of drama,\u201d Michael Cole-Schwartz texted as the match ended.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=5383\">Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne lead Women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame class in Knoxville<\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5402\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/307316c430900f543259fc6338fc19c8-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/307316c430900f543259fc6338fc19c8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/307316c430900f543259fc6338fc19c8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/307316c430900f543259fc6338fc19c8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/307316c430900f543259fc6338fc19c8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/307316c430900f543259fc6338fc19c8-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Egyptian players react at the end of the match. 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