The facility also hosted the Race of Champions auto race in 2004, 2005, and 2006. It also hosted seven matches at UEFA Euro 2016, including the final, where France lost to Portugal 1-0 after extra-time. As well as the 19 Rugby World Cup, making it one of only two stadia in the world to have hosted both a Football World Cup final and a rugby union World Cup final (along with Nissan Stadium in Yokohama).
The Stade de France, listed as a Category 4 stadium by UEFA, hosted matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League finals in 2000, 20.
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was announced that the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final would be moved from the Gazprom Arena to the Stade de France. It will also host matches for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. It will host the athletics events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. On 12 July 1998, France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final contested at the stadium. Originally built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the stadium's name was recommended by Michel Platini, head of the organising committee. Despite that, the stadium's running track is mostly hidden under the football pitch. It is the largest in Europe for track and field events, seating 78,338 in that configuration. The stadium is used by the France national football team and France rugby union team for international competition. Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the seventh-largest stadium in Europe. 'Stadium of France') is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. The Stade de France ( French pronunciation: , lit.