Stade de France

Significance

• The Stade De France boasts of having a movable stand that can be retracted to uncover the Athletics track.
• The 2003 World Championships in Athletics was also held at the Stade De France.
• Zinedine Zidane scored the first ever goal in the stadium in front of 78,368 spectators.
• The first game was played on January 28,1998 between France and Spain. The football game was attended by the then French President Jacques Chirac.
• France won the 1998 FIFA World Cup final that held here by defeating Brazil with score 3-0 on July 12, 1998.
• The stadium also hosted the 1997 and 2007 Rugby World Cup.
• Few matches of the UEFA Euro 2016 including the final, where Portugal defeated France (with a score line 1-0) were held at this stadium.
• The stadium has played host to Race of Champions auto race in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
• Stade De France is also popular for hosting various music concerts of top artists including Rihanna, Coldplay, Celine Dion, Eminem, and Beyoncé.
• The International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABC) recognized the stadium’s unique structure with an award in 2002.
• The two big screens added in September 2006 are the largest screens located in a stadium in Europe comprising 4,423,680 LED each.