Seattle host committee officials insist the Pride Match timing was not designed to provoke, and that the match was scheduled before the teams were announced.
multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Attributed statement · first recorded Jul 5, 11:30 PM
Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.
How each outlet reported it
BBCCenter · Jul 5, 2:00 PM
Seattle host committee officials insist the Pride Match timing was not designed to provoke
Cites: Seattle host committee officials · Details: timing not designed to provoke; Pride Weekend planned before draw
BBCCenter · Jul 5, 2:00 PM
The match was scheduled before the teams were announced
Cites: Seattle host committee officials · Details: scheduled before draw paired Egypt and Iran