Iran's World Cup team arrive in Tijuana with US tensions high
TIJUANA, June 7 - Iran’s national soccer team arrived in Tijuana early on Sunday ahead of three World Cup matches in the United States, amid tensions that have turned the world’s biggest sporting event into a soft‑power contest between the warring countries.
World Cup Preparations Intensify
- Stadium workers near Los Angeles vote to authorize a strike days before the World Cup begins ABC News —
- SoFi Stadium workers vote to authorize a strike days before the World Cup begins ABC7 Los Angeles —
- A week before USMNT World Cup opener, 96% of union for SoFi Stadium workers vote to strike The New York Times —
- SoFi Stadium workers vote to authorize strike with World Cup days away Los Angeles Times —
- Stadium Workers Authorize Strike Ahead Of The World Cup Huffington Post —