Iran's Mehdi Taremi fights for the ball with Gambia's Mahmudu Bajo during a friendly between the two teams in Antalya on May 29 Credit: Oner SAN / AFP

Iran’s football federation announced on Tuesday that the country’s World Cup team will fly to Los Angeles the day before their opening group stage match against New Zealand.

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