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Stade de France will host its first American football game Sunday with the Steelers and Saints. The league hopes this will kick off a longstanding relationship in France.
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Stade de France: A Legendary Stadium Gets Ready for the NFL | Stadium Wonders
Built for the 1998 World Cup and the site of France’s unforgettable victory over Brazil, Stade de France has hosted Rugby World Cup finals, Champions League finals and the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now, it’s preparing for another milestone: France’s first NFL regular-season game. Ahead of Steelers vs. Saints, Sports Illustrated’s Stadium Wonders tours the iconic venue, explores its storied history and goes behind the scenes to see what it takes to get Stade de France ready for the NFL.
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