Stade de France

Stade de France - Home to the French National Team

The French National team happened to be playing this past Tuesday at Stade de France in Paris against the Tunesian team in an international friendly. Mika asked if I was interested in going as the cheapest seats in the house were only 10 euros each. I thought it would be interesting to at least see the stadium and for 10 euros, why not. So Tommi, Mika, and I set off for a boys night out.

Little did I know that for 10 euros you get to sit in Row 16!!! Oh, and we were sitting right in the middle of the block of seats reserved for the Tunesian fans. They were just a little enthusiatic about seeing their team in action to say the least. Please see the video below for further details.

Once again, no football game is complete without flares being lit in the crowd.

The view from our seats. What a fantastic stadium.

The game was exciting and we really enjoyed the opportunity to watch some quality football as Thierry Henry was playing for the French side and he did not disappoint as he notched two goals. Stade de France is an exceptional venue to watch any event and it was a real treat to be one of 70,000 fans to watch a great game. Who knows...I may have to go again.

I asked the guys behind us to take our picture, which they gladly did...as long as we put their flags in the picture as well. We were hardly in a position to refuse.