A man holds an Iranian flag in front of people holding pre-revolutionary Iranian flags outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags and portraits of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Iran's midfielder #06 Saeid Ezatolahi takes part in a training session at Carson Sports Park in Carson, California on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Iran's players take part in a training session at Carson Sports Park in Carson, California on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)