Mexican fans rally behind Iran as 'our second team' at World Cup

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Mexican soccer fans strongly support the Iranian team during the World Cup, with some traveling long distances to show their enthusiasm. The Iranian team was able to host its training camp in Tijuana despite earlier logistical challenges.

Sporting his Mexico team jersey, soccer fan Alan Romero got up at 4 am on Sunday to drive from Tijuana to Los Angeles, just so he could cheer for Iran in its World Cup match against Belgium."Our second team for this World Cup is Iran," Romero told AFP, taking pride in Tijuana managing to host the Iranian team at the last minute, after a series of off-field matters kept them from their US-based training camp.