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hlthe2b

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1. I don't know, but rainbow flags were issue in Egyptian match and Iranian flags banned too

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 06:34 PM

23 hrs ago

with Iranian flags defaced.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/iranian-fans-defy-fifa-ban-205246199.html
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/iranian-fans-defy-fifa-ban-205246199.html

I get that there are tensions with Iran right now, but the rainbow flag? Hard to know which country is finding that to be a problem, given the Trump administrations anti-LGBTQ stances.

No, the Israeli flag should never have been banned. But neither should either of these others.

From that standpoint it only underscores how bad a choice the US under Trump was to hold these games--although plenty of cities did their "damnedest" to make everyone welcome.

I hope to live to see a day when none of this occurs.

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According to the ADL.......... [View all] lostincalifornia 23 hrs ago OP

I don't know, but rainbow flags were issue in Egyptian match and Iranian flags banned too hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #1

I am sick of FIFA. RandySF 22 hrs ago #2

Unfortunately there is a lot of corruption with FIFA, not the players. lostincalifornia 22 hrs ago #3