Photo: Iran becomes the first team to arrive in Russia for the 2018 World Cup

Iran has emerged as the first team to arrive in Russia for the 2018 World Cup, a month-long celebration of football that kicks off in Moscow’s historic Luzhniki Stadium on June 14th.

 Iran is playing in their fifth finals and ranked 36 by FIFA. They'll begin their campaign against Group B rivals Morocco on June 15 in Nizhny Novgorod.