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On 6 October 2001, France hosted Algeria in an international friendly in Paris' Stade de France. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was the first time France played against Algeria after the latter gained independence from the former in 1962.
Sport en France (French pronunciation: [spɔʁ ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃s]) is a French free-to-air sports television channel. It was launched in 2019 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt , near Paris . In 2020, the channel signed on a content exchange program with France Televisions .
Ligue 1 (a.k.a. League 1), [A] officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship purposes, [1] [2] is the top-level association football league in France located at the top of the French football league system.
The 2024–25 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald’s for sponsorship reasons, is the 87th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition. [2] It began on 16 August 2024 and is set to conclude on 22 May 2025. [3] [4] Paris Saint-Germain are the three-time defending champions. [5]
In 1998, the Stade de France was inaugurated as France's national stadium ahead of the 1998 World Cup. Located in Saint-Denis, a Parisian suburb, the stadium has an all-seater capacity of 81,338. France's first match at the stadium was played on 28 January 1998 against Spain. France won the match 1–0, with Zinedine Zidane scoring the goal.
The first Coupe de France victors were Olympique de Pantin who defeated FC Lyon 3–0 at the Stade de la Légion Saint-Michel in Paris in front of 2,000 spectators. The following year, the competition was shifted to the Parc des Princes and drew 10,000 supporters to the final that saw CASG Paris defeat Olympique de Paris 3–2.
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The first match was held on 14 November in Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, and ended in a 1–0 victory for France with Nicolas Anelka scoring. The second leg, played on 18 November in the Stade de France outside Paris, France, finished 1–0 to the Republic of Ireland (with Robbie Keane scoring).