   the stade de france () is the national stadium of france, situated just north of paris in the commune of saint-denis. it has an all-seater capacity of 75,000 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. on 12 july 1998, france defeated brazil 3â0 in the 1998 fifa world cup final contested at the stadium. the stade de france is listed as a category four stadium by uefa and has hosted matches for the 1998 fifa world cup, some matches for the 1999 rugby world cup, 2003 world championships in athletics, and the 2007 rugby world cup making it the only stadium in the world to have hosted both a football world cup final and a rugby world cup final. the stade de france has hosted two uefa champions league finals in 2000 and 2006, respectively. the facility also hosted the race of champions auto race in 2004, 2005, and 2006. the stadium hosted the 2003 world championships in athletics and since 1999 it has hosted the annual meeting areva athletics meet. domestically, the 
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