Iran, China to Play at FIBA World Cup Qualifier behind Closed Doors

The match is scheduled for Friday in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.

The last time these two faced each other in a major FIBA competition was in the Semi-Finals of Asia Cup 2015 with China winning 70-57 on its way to a 16th title.

Sitting at the top are Australia and China, followed by Kazakhstan and Iran who have the same 5-3 record. Kazakhstan, however, has two wins over Iran which gives the team the tiebreaker.

One of these top four teams has to (unfortunately) be eliminated, which is why Iran will have a bit more pressure to go all out in their remaining games.