This isn't "just in." Iran bitched about this months ago; and Seattle designated the date of the pride match before the fixture was even announced (ie they didn't know it'd be Egypt v Iran-- just that *a* game on that date would be the Pride match).
That said, it is fucking hilarious that two regimes which impose anti-gay censorship, will have the backdrop of a massive cultural moment (as any world cup match is), be Seattle levels of gayness.
10/10 from the football gods' script-writing room.
Switzerland v Canada is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both teams have a rare triple-point watershed.
At Switzerland’s Pass Lunghin, water can flow to the North, Black, or Adriatic seas. Canada’s Snow Dome drains to the Pacific, Arctic, or Hudson/Atlantic system.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.
England v Ghana is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both countries' capitals sit right on the Prime Meridian
England has London, where the Prime Meridian was fixed. Ghana has Accra, the only other world capital to sit on the zero degree longitude line.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.
Little bit of history made as Harry Kane, John Stones and Jordan Henderson look set to become the first England internationals to go through a change of prime minister during a major international tournament for a record breaking third time.
May I highly highly recommend "experiencing this match in 3D" on the BBC. Absolutely fantastic.
You can do a first person view of any player. You can watch from any angle. You can get a tactical overlay. Simply stunning. Also, it's very funny when there is a drinks break.
So if someone was planning an attack on the Notts away end tomorrow, they'd have had to attend 20 away games already. That's some commitment from a would be attacker. We've lost the plot.
Rochdale score in the 95th minute, sparking a pitch invasion. York then get a 103rd minute equaliser to seal automatic promotion.
Imagine not liking association football.
Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶
The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.