Iran-Egypt World Cup showdown collides with Seattle’s Pride celebrations

There are more than 200 countries that compete in FIFA, but when Seattle decided to turn a crucial World Cup group finale into an unofficial Pride Match, the soccer gods delivered the ultimate punchline.

Iran versus Egypt.

So we at OutKick headed to Lumen Field to see what happened when Seattle's culture war met the Middle East.

By the time we arrived hours before kickoff, downtown was already filling with fans draped in Egyptian, Iranian and rainbow flags.

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