 The stadium was scheduled to be opened to the public on July 22, 2011, while its official opening was scheduled to take place on August 27.Due to ongoing construction the event was moved to January 2012 and only an inaugural illumination of the facade of the stadium took place in August.A match against the Germany national football team had been scheduled on 6 September 2011 but this was relocated to Gdańsk, because the National Stadium wasn't ready yet.