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The stadium hosting Sunday's NFL game in Paris has seen much sporting drama but also a terror attack

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM · 1 min read
The stadium hosting Sunday's NFL game in Paris has seen much sporting drama but also a terror attack — ClickOrlando Sports, Winter Park Arts news
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Stade de France has seen many sporting triumphs since its inauguration in 1998 but the stadium also witnessed one of the nation's darkest days.On Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers face the New Orleans Saints in an NFL match at the 80,000-capacity stadium in the suburb of Saint-Denis, around a short train ride from the city center.Zinedine Zidane scored the only goal as France beat Spain in a friendly match in January '98 to mark the opening of a gleaming national stadium, something which was commonplace in other countries but which France was crying out for. It was used as the centerpiece of hosting the World Cup that year.There were huge celebrations a few months later when Zidane's two goals against Brazil led Les Bleus to their first World Cup triumph.Night of terrorFast forward to a sombre November night in 2015. Tens of thousands of fans are gripped by fear after bombs explode outside the stadium early into France's friendly against Germany. As mass confusion reigns as to what is hap

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