Iran's soccer team arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, as tensions rise with the US over visa restrictions ahead of the World Cup.
Tehran officials say players received permission to enter the US only one day before their first match in Los Angeles.
This marks the first World Cup where a host nation receives a country it is at war with, according to Reuters.
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Iran’s soccer team touched down in Mexico’s northwestern city of Tijuana on Sunday – a stone’s throw from the United States border – as Tehran criticized Washington over its visa restrictions ahead of the World Cup this summer.
