All of Iran's group games are in the US, but players and support staff will have to fly in and out of the country on match day.

TIJUANA, June 7 : Iran’s national soccer team arrived in Tijuana early on Sunday ahead of three World Cup matches in the United States, amid tensions that have turned the world’s biggest sporting event into a soft-power contest between the warring countries.The squad touched down shortly after five a.m. (

The dispute erupted just days before Thursday’s kick-off.

Iran’s soccer team has arrived in Mexico for training ahead of the World Cup, before three group matches in the United States later this month.

Iran's soccer team arrived in Mexico on Sunday morning for training ahead of the World Cup, before three group matches in the United States later this month.

Officials from Iran called foul over the weekend, claiming "deliberate and discriminatory treatment" after the U.S. denied visas to several members of its national soccer team ahead of this

Members of Iran's World Cup soccer team have been granted visas to the United States, U.S. officials said Friday, clearing them to enter the United States from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month.

Officials from Iran called foul over the weekend, claiming "deliberate and discriminatory treatment" after the U.S. denied visas to several members of its national soccer team ahead of this

Iran's national soccer team arrived in North America under a cloud of diplomatic tension after U.S. officials denied visas to two senior Iranian Football Federation leaders ahead of this month