PARIS, Jan. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Remember...January 28th, 1998...France vs Spain, The Stade de France's grand opening match, takes place on a cold night, in front of 80,000 fans. The atmosphere in the stands is electric. Zinedine Zidane scores the first goal in the history of the Stade de France with a sharp kick. In the end, Les Bleus win with a 1-0 score. The team is confident, and ready for the upcoming World Cup. They will play at home, on their own turf. The best is yet to come ...
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January 28, 2008
The Stade de France celebrates its 10th anniversary in an amazing way with images that will be seen all over the world. It will be a symbol and a thank you to all the fans, players, athletes, artists that helped give the Stade de France its legendary status.
10 Years of Emotion
Today (January 28) Zinedine Zidane stepped onto the Stade de France field exactly 10 years after the opening France-Spain match. Ten years after his first goal in the Stade de France, Zinedine Zidane has scored again. From the center of the pitch, he kicked the ball...and set off a giant fireworks display that lit up the whole stadium.
From above, the Stade de France was turned into a giant flashy "10". The beams of light symbolize the passion and the emotion that are engraved into the Stade de France.
The 24,000 neon lighting the square form a giant "1" that is 1.5 km long!
More than 3,500 StarFlash strobes have been attached to 7 km of cable circling the zero formed by the stadium's roof. In all, 20,000 m2 of surface will be ablaze in light...It is an incredible sight from the sky!
The Stade de France is marking 10 years of emotion, passion and thrills and is thanking its 15 million visitors. 2008 will be filled with celebrations and surprises. The best is yet to come.
For more details, visit http://www.stadefrance.com
To download pictures and videos: ftp.10ans.stadefrance.fr
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