9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁host ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁major ▁events ▁beginning ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁one ▁with ▁an ▁attend ance ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁with ▁an ▁attend ance ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁inaug uration ▁was ▁initially ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁football ▁match ▁between ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July , ▁Argentina ▁officially ▁cancel led ▁the ▁friendly ▁match ▁after ▁their ▁manager ▁Ser gio ▁Bat ista ▁depart ed ▁the ▁team , ▁so ▁the ▁stad ium ▁was ▁instead ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Group ▁D ▁qual ifier ▁match ▁between ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁France . ▁The ▁game ▁ended ▁ 0 – 0 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 4 9 , 1 3 7 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁high ▁audience ▁matches ▁The ▁highest ▁audience ▁for ▁a ▁football ▁game ▁was ▁achieved ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ification ▁match ▁between ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁Netherlands , ▁hosted ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁which ▁brought ▁ 5 3 , 3 2 9 ▁people ▁to ▁the ▁stad ium . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁highest ▁audience ▁was ▁achieved ▁at ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Europa ▁League