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The Stade de France (the English translation "Stadium of France" is not used) is a Stadium in an inner suburb of Paris , and the National Stadium of France , built for the 1998 Football World Cup . It hosted France 's greatest sporting triumph to date—the 3-0 victory over Brazil in the FIFA World Cup final on July 12 , 1998 . This was the first time France won the world champion title in football (soccer). Coordinates: NAME The word "France" in ''Stade de France'' does not refer to the country at its centre. ''Pays de France'' is now almost entirely built-up, being covered by the northern suburbs of Paris. ''Pays de France'' is also known as the ''plaine de France'' ("plain of France"), and the name of this old ''pays'' still appears in the name of some towns in the northern suburbs of Paris, such as Roissy-en-France (which means "Roissy in the ''pays de France''"). Thus, the name of the stadium was chosen to give it a local touch, as it is located in the ''plaine de France'', but of course most people outside of France are not aware of this fact, and assume it is the stadium of the country France. In fact, the new national stadium of Switzerland is called Stade De Suisse in presumed homage to the Stade de France. RESIDENTS The Stade de France has no regular tenant, and remains empty for the majority of the year. Repeated attempts to convince a professional football or rugby team to move there have failed so far. Paris Saint-Germain is the only local team that has proven it could regularly draw crowds large enough for the Stade de France, but has remained at Parc Des Princes under pressure from its parent company (pay-TV network Canal Plus ) and the Paris city government. Given the current rugby and football climate in Paris , it is unlikely that any other team will develop a large enough fan base to make Stade de France a viable home within the next ten years. However, recent developments make it conceivable that Stade de France may eventually gain a semi-regular tenant. The Paris rugby club in March 2006 would also be held at Stade de France. {Link without Title} The Stade-Biarritz match broke the attendance record from earlier in the season, with 79,604 present. Even with the lack of a regular league tenant, the stadium will see a large revenue increase as it will be used extensively during the highly anticipated 2007 Rugby World Cup in France where it will host numerous pool matches, a quarterfinal match, both of the semi finals and the final. The Lille OSC football team played all its "home" games in European competition during the 2005-06 season, both in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup , at Stade de France because its own stadium was then under renovation, and the only nearer alternative on French soil, Stade Félix Bollaert , was not available as that ground's occupant, Lille's local rival Lens , was also participating in the UEFA Cup. Stade de France hosted the 2005-2006 UEFA Champions League Final. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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