Iran’s soccer team leaves note in locker room thanking LA for hospitality
Updated: 12:52 PM EDT Jun 22, 2026
Sunday in Los Angeles, Iran’s soccer team played to a 0-0 draw with Belgium in World Cup action.It was something the team did afterward that’s getting attention. The Iranian team left a handwritten note in its locker room. It says its players came to the U.S. “with pride, competed with honor, and leave with dignity.” In the next line, the team thanks Los Angeles for its hospitality.The note ends with “May peace, respect and friendship prevail among all nations.”Iran’s national team played two matches in LA and will next travel to Seattle for a match against Egypt. Travel restrictions have relegated Iran’s team to be based in Tijuana-Mexico for their entire run of the tournament.
Sunday in Los Angeles, Iran’s soccer team played to a 0-0 draw with Belgium in World Cup action.
It was something the team did afterward that’s getting attention.
The Iranian team left a handwritten note in its locker room. It says its players came to the U.S. “with pride, competed with honor, and leave with dignity.”
In the next line, the team thanks Los Angeles for its hospitality.
The note ends with “May peace, respect and friendship prevail among all nations.”
Iran’s national team played two matches in LA and will next travel to Seattle for a match against Egypt. Travel restrictions have relegated Iran’s team to be based in Tijuana-Mexico for their entire run of the tournament.