Iran’s World Cup team arrive in United States
Key takeaways
- Iran’s World Cup team touched down on American soil on Sunday, arriving at Los Angeles International Airport after a short flight from their base camp in Mexico.
- By: FRANCE 24 Iran’s Mohammad Mohebbi signs a football as the team leaves their hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of their first World Cup 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.
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Iran’s World Cup team touched down on American soil on Sunday, arriving at Los Angeles International Airport after a short flight from their base camp in Mexico. This is the first time in the cup’s nearly 100-year history that a host nation receives a country it is at war with.
By: FRANCE 24 Iran’s Mohammad Mohebbi signs a football as the team leaves their hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of their first World Cup match against New Zealand. © Victor Medina, Reuters 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.