Iran’s footballers arrive in US amid peace deal but admit tension ‘undermines joy’ (opens in new tab)

Ghalenoi hopes disruption does not impact his team | | The Iran striker Mehdi Taremi has said the controversy and disruption at the World Cup undermines Fifa’s message of peace and conceded he felt the tension before arriving in Los Angeles on the eve of their opener, hours before . For the first time since the competition’s inception, a host nation has received a country with which it is at war.On Sunday Iran flew to LA from Tijuana, Mexico, amid an ongoing row over visas, but are expected t...