The Iran national football team arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, June 7, 2026, to prepare for the upcoming World Cup tournament.
The squad traveled from Antalya, Turkey, utilizing a 22-year-old Airbus A340-300 operated by charter company Universal Sky Carrier.
According to reports from luchtvaartnieuws.
nl, the aircraft with registration D-AUSC is frequently leased by Surinam Airways for scheduled services between Paramaribo and Amsterdam.
The jet completed a commercial flight to Amsterdam on Friday before repositioning to Turkey for the Iranian team charter.
The flight departed Antalya at approximately 6:30 p. m.
local time on Saturday and executed a scheduled refueling stop at Santiago de Compostela Airport in Spain.
The journey resumed two and a half hours later, concluding with an arrival in northwestern Mexico at roughly 5:00 a.
m. local time.
Before departing for Mexico, the Iranian squad completed a training camp in Antalya, which included a 2-0 friendly match victory over Mali.
Upon landing in Tijuana, the delegation underwent brief security checks before transferring to their accommodations.
Group Stage Schedule
Despite establishing their tournament base in Mexico, the Iranian team will play all group-stage fixtures within the United States.
The logistics require the team to commute across the border on match days, entering the United States before kickoff and returning to Mexico immediately after the games.
The Group stage schedule for Iran includes matches against New Zealand on June 16 and Belgium on June 21, with both fixtures taking place in Inglewood, California.
The final group match against Egypt is scheduled for June 26 in Seattle, Washington.
The travel arrangements contrast with other tournament participants, such as the Netherlands national team, which traveled directly from Amsterdam to New York last Thursday.
The Dutch delegation utilized a scheduled KLM Boeing 787-10 flight for their transatlantic transit.
