STADE DE FRANCE

The “Stade de France” is the national stadium of France. It’s situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 81,338, making it the sixth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for international competition. The stadium was built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the name of the stadium was recommended by French legend Michel Platini. It was inaugurated the 28^th of January, 1998 by the president of the republic, Jacques Chirac, for the match France-Spain.

The stadium was inaugurated with a lot frenches sportsmen and sportswomen, a wonderful show with 1200 youngers who cost 3 million francs. Two people cut a long French flag (length: 80 meters; width: 4.5 meters) before the match

Zinédine Zidane is the first player to have scored a goal against the team of Spain.

Questions:

1) When the stadium was inaugurated?

-          A) 28^th, March of 1998

-          B) 28^th , January of 1998

-          C) 28^th , April of 1998

2) Who’s the first french player to scored a goal? (easy)

A) - Zinédine Zidane

B) - Jacques Chirac

C) - Michel Platini

3) Where the stadium was built?

A) - In Paris Center

B) - In a suburb on the North of Paris

C) -In the South of Paris

By Justine Mousny