Iran’s World Cup team receives warm send-off in Tijuana ahead of tournament opener in L.A.
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Iran’s World Cup team receives warm send-off in Tijuana ahead of tournament opener in L.A.
HERBERT VILLARRAGA
REUTERS
PUBLISHED 3 HOURS AGO
UPDATED 36 MINUTES AGO
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The Iranian team left the Tijuana hotel ahead of their first World Cup match on Saturday.
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Iran’s national soccer squad left their Tijuana base camp to a rousing send-off on Sunday, with supporters lining five-deep on a packed sidewalk outside their hotel on the eve of their World Cup opener against New Zealand in Los Angeles.
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