Iran’s football team arrived at ​Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday after a short flight from Tijuana, Mexico, where they left their World Cup ​base ‌camp earlier to a rousing sendoff ⁠ahead of their opening match against New Zealand. The A320 aircraft touched ‌down on runway 25L at 4:11pm ET (2011GMT) under sunny skies at the airport, which is about 15 minutes from the Los Angeles ​Stadium that will host Iran’s World ‌Cup opener on Monday. The team were expected to head to their hotel where a police security presence was already ‌in place. Coach Amir Ghalenoei and striker Mehdi Taremi are scheduled to ​take part in a press conference at Los Angeles Stadium. Read moreWorld Cup tickets for Iran fans revoked days before tournament, says country's federation The squad’s Group G ​fixture against New Zealand will be played against ​the backdrop of the US war ​with Iran, adding a charged atmosphere to a contest between two nations who ​have never met at the World Cup. Iran moved their World Cup base camp from a sports complex in Arizona to Mexico late last month after the ⁠US and Israel conducted joint strikes on Iran beginning in late ⁠February. This is the first World Cup since its inception in 1930 in which a host nation is set to receive a country it is at war with. Members of the Iranian American community have planned to gather near Los Angeles ​Stadium later on Sunday to protest what they called the ​Iranian government’s ongoing human rights abuses. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters)