Coach of Iran. We are the most persecuted team in the World Cup

description Iran coach Amir Kalinoui has told his team that they could be “the most chased team in the entire World Cup”.This after he had to leave the American city of Los Angeles and immediately return to the residence camp in Tijuana, Mexico, immediately after the opening game.

Iran’s national team began their campaign at the 2026 World Cup with a 2-2 draw with their New Zealand counterparts at the Sofi Stadium, in a clash that carried an interesting political nature and came after a warm-up period described as the most tense and stressful in World Cup history.

Calino expressed his extreme displeasure at the start of the post-match press conference at the sudden change in the team’s travel schedule, as it was decided to return them to Mexico on Tuesday, immediately and unexpectedly.

Iran’s national team camp was moved from the US state of Arizona to the Mexican city of Tijuana weeks before the start of the tournament, although the three group stage matches are being played in the United States of America.

The Iranian delegation must leave for the US two days before each match and leave the day after the match.

The actual travel plans changed as the Iranian delegation did not arrive in Los Angeles until last Sunday, and the team then confirmed that the travel plans had changed again after Monday’s game.

“We spent too long in the air travel and they didn’t even give us enough time to recover. After today’s game, they told us we had to leave immediately.”

The coach of the Iranian national team continued.

Iran’s coach added at the press conference. “I think that our team is probably the most pursued team in the entire world championship.”

Kalinoy did not reveal who gave the order for the team to go on the mission Monday night.