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Iran's soccer team was welcomed in Tijuana after being blocked from training in U.S.

While the U.S. has rejected the Iran soccer team, forcing them to train in Tijuana during this world cup, the border city has rolled out a welcome for a squad caught between sport and geopolitics.

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Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.
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