Home Stadium
Iran plays the home games at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium with a maximum attendance of 90.000 spectators; the stadium was built in 1973 with a capacity of over 100,000. A record was set in Azadi for the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign in Iran's home match against Japan, in which the whole stadium was filled. The government restricts Iranian women from attending football matches such as the ones held in Azadi stadium.
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