Poland's new national stadium will indeed get to kick off event
Venue to stage its first match when Portugal visit on February 29
Warsaw: Poland's new national stadium has got the green light to stage its first match after numerous delays had raised questions over the readiness of the venue less than four months ahead of the Euro 2012 championships.
Warsaw's National Stadium, the last venue to be sanctioned for the tournament which Poland will co-host with Ukraine, is scheduled to stage the opening Euro 2012 match on June 8 between Poland and Greece and four more games, including a semi-final.
Construction delays and problems gaining police approval forced the stadium's manager to step down earlier this month, while Polish authorities were forced to cancel a Polish Super Cup game because of safety issues. Police complained the $640-million (Dh2.35 billion) stadium, which resembles a wicker basket sporting Poland's white and red national colours, was technically unsuitable for their own mobile internal communications systems.
But now the venue has been approved to host a friendly between Poland and Portugal on February 29.
