Mexican police investigate body found outside Tijuana stadium where Iran prepares for World Cup
Police are investigating after a patrol unit found a body in a bag inside a gray SUV near Iran’s World Cup training site.
- On Friday, Mexican authorities discovered a corpse inside a Toyota SUV parked across from Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, where Iran's national team is training for its World Cup match against New Zealand.
- The Iranian team moved its training camp to Tijuana amid ongoing hostilities with the United States, utilizing the border city as a base due to visa delays and travel restrictions on administrative staff and coaches.
- Police inspected a Toyota SUV with California plates and found a body wrapped in a black bag inside the trunk, showing signs of violence; authorities believe the vehicle was abandoned Wednesday.
- Team Melli remains under heavy security escort since arriving in Tijuana, with the squad scheduled to travel to Los Angeles next week for its first group stage match against New Zealand's All Whites.
- Tijuana remains one of Mexico's 10 most violent cities, recording more than 1,200 homicides in 2025, though officials noted a 32% reduction in murders last year compared to 2024.
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Mexico's authorities are investigating the discovery of a human corpse near the stadium where Iran's selection in Tijuana is trained.
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Mexican authorities are investigating the discovery of a body outside the Tijuana stadium where Iran's national team is preparing for its upcoming World Cup match against New Zealand.
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Mexican police investigate body found outside Tijuana stadium where Iran prepares for World Cup
Mexican authorities are investigating how a corpse ended up outside a stadium in the border city of Tijuana, where Iran’s national team has been training for its upcoming World Cup match against New Zealand.
Baja California security authorities found a body on Friday in a parking lot in front of the Hot Stadium, where they conduct their daily trainings in the selection of Iran, in the city of Tijuana, bordering the United States. The body, which had signs of violence and was wrapped in a black bag, was found in the trunk of an abandoned van in the parking lot of a supermarket. Although investigations are ongoing, the local authorities have hastened …
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