Iran slams travel chaos after draw with New Zealand

Shortly after opening World Cup play with a disappointing 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night, Iranian players and coaches slammed the treatment that their team has received in the U.S. so far.
They argued that Iran was at a competitive disadvantage because the team was ordered to fly into Los Angeles on the eve of the New Zealand match and fly straight back to its base camp in Tijuana late Monday night.
“They didn’t even give us time to recover,” Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei told reporters through an interpreter. “After the game today, they said to us, ‘You have to leave immediately.’ It’s very important for us to have time for recovery, (but) we are asked to get on a plane and re...