LOS ANGELES, June 15 : The Iran soccer team were preparing to play their first match at this year's World Cup in Los Angeles on Monday, with protests expected by the city's large Iranian diaspora against both the government in Tehran and the U.S. war. The team arrived in the U.S. for the first time at this World Cup on Sunday, flying from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico, and touching down in Los Angeles just as a deal was announced to end the U.S.-Iran war. They are set to play New