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Soccer: Iran’s World Cup squad arrives in Mexico on Sunday

# Soccer: Iran’s World Cup squad will arrive in Mexico on Sunday, where they will be stationed throughout the tournament and only travel to the US for matches. They will depart from Turkey after attended a training camp. Tensions over the war between the US and Iran reportedly complicated the issue of US visas, prompting the team to move their base from Arizona to Tijuana. Iran’s first World Cup match is against New Zealand in Los Angeles on the 15th, followed by Group G matches against Belgium and Egypt.