By Niko Antoun Seattle, WA- Iran and Egypt faced off in their final group stage match of the World Cup, resulting in a 1-1 draw between the two sides. The opening and closing stages of the match were particularly exciting and electric, with both goals and a missed penalty coming early on and a controversial disallowed Iran winner coming in the final minutes. It was a mostly cloudy Friday evening at Seattle Stadium with coolly felt winds, and 66,925 fans filled out Seattle Stadium to mark...

By Niko Antoun Seattle, WA-A final high-stakes group stage game took place in Seattle between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar, who both went into the game from tough losses from the second matchday. Qatar, especially, suffered a grueling 6-0 loss to Canada at BC Place, as well as being down to nine players in that match, where Bosnia fell to Switzerland 4-1 at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Bosnians painted Seattle blue and yellow, showing up in overwhelmingly large and...

By Niko Antoun The long-awaited World Cup debuted in Seattle on the afternoon of June 15th, treating the PNW to action from the world’s biggest competition. Egypt’s Mohammed Salah and Omar Marmoush started on the pitch of Seattle Stadium against a team of Belgian superstars, like Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois. The match ended in a tightly contested 1-1 game in front of a crowd of 66,775, and the closing minutes felt like either side could have taken the three points. Egypt entered...