| As the organizor of 1998 Soccer World Cup,
Paris
needed a world class stadium to complement the 45 000 seats Parc des Princes near
Bois de Boulogne .
The Stade de
France (right),
looking like a flying saucer, can accomodate 80 000 people and is the
venue for all kinds of sports
and cultural events.
The Stade de France was inaugurated
on January 28th 1988 with a France/Spain soccer game. |

The Stade de France in Paris
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