TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Iran’s World Cup team arrived in mexico Wearing a lapel pin that highlights the victim deadly missile attack Elementary school at the time of the Middle East war.
The players wore gold pins with the number “168” on their jackets as they stepped off a plane in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday. It mentioned those killed in the February 28 strike, most of them children. probably launched by the USattacked a school in Minab, southern Iran.
Monday, Iranian Embassy in Hungary Pins on social media posts highlighted See Minab.
Strikes against schools near Revolutionary Guards bases have taken place before. mourned by Iranian team Before a warm-up match held in Antalya, Turkey in March. The players held up pink and purple school bags as the national anthem played.
Neither the United States nor Israel has accepted responsibility for the attack on the school, which has faced harsh criticism from the United Nations and human rights groups. The U.S. military said it was investigating and would never target civilians.
The Iranian delegation flew from Antalya to Tijuana on a private jet on Saturday. Late plan change Two weeks ago, they decided to use Mexico as their training base instead of Tucson, Arizona.
Iran is preparing to play all three of its group stage matches in the United States, but has experienced delays in processing visas for players and is denying visas to some members of the delegation with ties to the Revolutionary Guards.
However, it is unclear when the Iranian team will be allowed to enter the United States ahead of their opening game against New Zealand on June 15 in Inglewood, near Los Angeles.
Iran will return to Tijuana between games and return to Inglewood to face Belgium on June 21, before heading to Seattle to play Egypt on June 26.
Iran and the United States could meet in the round of 32 on July 3 at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, if both teams finish second in their group.
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