By Herbert VillarragaLOS ANGELES/TIJUANA, Mexico, June 14 (Reuters) - Iran's soccer team arrived in the United States for the first time this World Cup on Sunday, landing at Los Angeles International Airport after a short flight from Tijuana, Mexico, where they left their base camp earlier to a rousing sendoff.The A320 aircraft touched down on runway 25L at 4:11 p.m. ET (2011 GMT) on its second landing attempt under sunny skies at the airport, which is about 15 minutes from the Los Angeles Stadium that will host Iran's World Cup opener against New Zealand on Monday.
Soccer-Iran team arrive in US for World Cup opener against New Zealand in LA
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