The World Cup is about places and people. In Seattle, it should be about Pride | Leander Schaerlaeckens

The US host city's resolve in maintaining its Pride Match' should be commended as exactly the sort of thing this tournament is for

There are two World Cups. The product, marketed and monetized for all it will yield, and the experience.

Only one of those is the real thing. And in one case, it's holding strong. In Seattle, the local organizing committee long ago designated the 26 June game slated for Lumen Field as the Pride Match" to mark the city's LGBTQ+ pride weekend celebration.