The number of Chinese fans was greater than that of Iranians.
Due to the ban on the entry of Iranians, Chinese fans outnumbered Iranians at Azadi Stadium.
The head coach of the national basketball team said we felt like strangers in our own arena; Chinese fans were allowed into Azadi Stadium, but Iranians were not. There were more Chinese than us in Tehran.
The national basketball team lost to China in the World Cup qualifiers in Tehran.