The history of the Stade de France is probably known to all soccer fans. This arena was built in 1998 specifically for the World Cup, which was held in France. This is the main stadium of the country, which seats 80,000 spectators. It is here where the French national soccer and rugby teams hold their matches. By the way, the final match of the Rugby World Cup has also been held at the Stade de France. This happened in 2007.
Twice the stadium hosted the finals of the Champions League. In 2000 Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0, and six years later another Spanish club Barcelona was stronger than Arsenal 2-1. Naturally, the French Cup and League Cup finals were also often held here. In addition to soccer and rugby the Stade de France also hosted the World Championships in athletics and motorcycle races “Race of Champions”.
The main problem of the stadium is the high rent. For this reason, among others, Paris Saint-Germain did not want to move to the Stade de France, although such an option was discussed. In addition, the French rugby federation intends to build its own arena, not to rent the facility in Saint-Denis. And yet it is hard to imagine the French soccer team outside the Stade de France. Marseillaise” sung by the stands has already become the stadium’s calling card.
One of the key features of Stade de France – it easily transforms from a soccer stadium into a rugby field or an arena for competitions in athletics.