India, June 16 -- Iran's coach, Amir Ghalenoei, described his team as possibly the "most oppressed team in the whole World Cup," stating that they had to leave Los Angeles and head back to their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, right after their first game. Iran eventually stepped on the pitch on Monday at SoFi Stadium after what may well be the most nervous buildup to any World Cup team in the entire history of the tournament. They tied 2-2 with New Zealand in a disputed game opener. Though Ghalenoei showed his dissatisfaction with the very last-minute change to the team's travel timetable, which required them to fly back to Mexico on Tuesday, right at the beginning of his post-match press conference.

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