Le stade, inauguré en 1932, porte d’abord le nom de Félix Bollaert, président du conseil d’administration de la Compagnie, décédé en 1936. For the charity association, see, "1998 World Cup" redirects here. The stadium is the setting for a scene in the movie Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, shot during a match between Lens and Nice in April 2007. Needing a victory, Norway overturned a 1–0 deficit with 12 minutes remaining to defeat Brazil 2–1, with Kjetil Rekdal scoring[24] the winning penalty to send Norway into the knockout stage for the first time. The pictures and audio of the competition were supplied to the TV and radio channels by the company TVRS 98, the broadcaster of the tournament. Il était marié à Marthe Le Gavrian, fille du The stadium was originally named after Félix Bollaert, a director of Compagnie des Mines de Lens, who was anxious to promote the development of sports clubs in the city. [14] As Mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac successfully negotiated a deal with Prime Minister Édouard Balladur to bring the Stade de France – as it was named now, to the commune of Saint-Denis just north of the capital city. Les supporters lensois ont retrouvé leur s... C'est le grand retour de la Ligue 1 à Bollaert, neuf ans après. Lille played two UEFA Champions League campaigns there when their own stadium was deemed inadequate, in (2001-02 and 2006-07). Pas-de-Calais de 1967 à 1981 puis sénateur du Pas-de-Calais de 1983 à 1992. [36] Research carried out about the choice of having a cockerel as a mascot was greatly received: 91% associated it immediately with France, the traditional symbol of the nation. Four nations qualified for the first time: Croatia, Jamaica, Japan and South Africa. Owen Gibson, Paul Lewis, "Fifa informant Chuck Blazer: I took bribes over 1998 and 2010 World Cups". du Racing. Iran and 1994 host United States failed to advance. [17] Some of the venues used for this tournament were also used for the previous World Cup in France in 1938. Il a également osé poser la candidature de la ville de Lens pour la Coupe

The local city and regional authorities in particular had invested heavily into football the previous two decades and were able to measure economic effects, in terms of jobs as early as in 1997. Les buteurs lensois sont Ganago (47e) et Kakuta (59e).

Les supporters du RC Lens, officiellement promu en Ligue 1 la semaine dernière, savourent ce retour dans l' [...], Les Girondins, qui peinent à lancer leur championnat, espèrent ramener quelque chose de Bollaert, chez un promu qui reste sur une victoire à Lorient et un succ [...]. [14] Construction on the stadium started in December 1995 and was completed after 26 months of work in November 1997 at a cost of ₣2.67 billion.[15].

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11,278 fans came to watch the game. 64 matches were played in 10 stadiums in 10 host cities, with the opening match and final staged at the newly built Stade de France, Saint-Denis.