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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

England Vs France Friendly Football Match at Wembley Tuesday Nov 17,2015

  • England beat UEFA EURO 2016 hosts France on emotional night at Wembley
  • Minute's silence to remember victims of Friday Nov 13,2015's events in Paris in which 129 people died
  • Players wear black armbands; fans of both sides sing La Marseillaise
  • Dele Alli's first-half thunderbolt gives England lead (39)
  • Wayne Rooney volleys second to seal England's win (48)


Goals either side of half-time from Dele Alli and captain Wayne Rooney gave the home team victory on an emotional evening at Wembley on Tuesday Nov 17,2015
England impress in France Wembley friendly win 

England and France players lined up together before kick-off
England v France
Circle of solidarity: Players came together for an impeccably-observed minute's silence to remember those killed in the Paris attacks
United: Both teams stood together for a moment of applause in a show of unity prior to the international friendly match at Wembley

Squads

England

  • 01 Hart (Butland - 45' )
  • 02 Clyne
  • 06 Stones
  • 05 Cahill
  • 03 Gibbs
  • 07 Alli (Jones - 88' )
  • 04 Dier
  • 11 Sterling (Lallana - 68' )
  • 08 Barkley (Shelvey - 79' )
  • 10 Rooney
  • 09 Kane (Bertrand - 80' )


France

  • 01 Lloris
  • 15 Sagna
  • 04 Varane
  • 21 Koscielny
  • 17 Digne
  • 22 Schneiderlin (Sissoko - 83' )
  • 06 Cabaye (Diarra - 57' )
  • 14 Matuidi (Pogba - 45' )
  • 08 Ben Arfa (Coman - 45' )
  • 10 Gignac (Giroud - 57' )
  • 11 Martial (Griezmann - 67' )

A crowd of more than 70,000 sang La Marseillaise - the French national anthem - with the Duke of Cambridge and Prime Minister David Cameron present.

Fans on both sides gave a rousing rendition of the French national anthem La Marseillaise as a packed crowd showed their support for victims of the Paris terror attacks. Supporters also held up sheets of coloured paper to make the French flag
Wembley's salute to France: Fans on both sides gave a rousing rendition of the French national anthem La Marseillaise as a packed crowd showed their support for victims of the Paris terror attacks. Supporters also held up sheets of coloured paper to make the French flag

 Fans who took to their seats early held a flag reading 'Thanks to the world Le Chagnot' in tribute to those killed in Paris on Friday night Nov 13,2015
Fans who took to their seats early held a flag reading 'Thanks to the world Le Chagnot' in tribute to those killed in Paris on Friday night

French flags are waved proudly by fans inside Wembley stadium as supporters take in the game between England and France
French flags are waved proudly by fans inside Wembley stadium as supporters take in the game between England and France this evening
 
A French fan is shown in the stands wearing a France football shirt with a message of tribute to the victims of the terror attack in Paris
A French fan is shown in the stands wearing a France football shirt with a message of tribute to the victims of the terror attack in Paris

 
 
 
A French supporter is seen with 'Vive La France' scrawled across her forehead and a heart painted on her nose
Remembering Paris victims: A French supporter is seen with 'Vive La France' scrawled across her forehead and a heart painted on her nose
Many of the football fans who went along to the game this evening had drawn English and French flags on their faces
Coming together: Many of the football fans who went along to the game this evening had drawn English and French flags on their faces 
English fans are pictured with the French flag and the Cross of St George painted on their cheeks in a show of unity ahead of the game
Linked arm in arm, supporters are shown with t-shirts in the colours of the French national flag, complete with a peace symbol and Eiffel tower on them and the date of the Paris terror attacks
Linked arm in arm, supporters are shown with t-shirts in the colours of the French national flag, complete with a peace symbol and Eiffel tower on them and the date of the Paris terror attacks


Before kick-off,flowers were laid at the side of the pitch by Prince William and the opposing managers, England's Roy Hodgson and Didier Deschamps of France.
England stands shoulder to shoulder with France at Wembley after Paris attacks
Didier Deschamps and Prince William

The Football Association (FA) had encouraged England supporters to learn the words to La Marseillaise in a show of solidarity and Wembley's arch was lit up in the blue, white and red of the French flag.

Applause greeted the end of the anthems before a minute's silence was impeccably observed, with one side of the London stadium creating a Tricolor mosaic with coloured cards
England manager Roy Hodgson, FA chief Greg Dyke, Prime Minister David Cameron, the Duke of Cambridge and France coach Didier Deschamps honoured the victims ahead of kick-off
From left, England manager Roy Hodgson, FA chairman Greg Dyke, David Cameron and Prince William observe a minute's silence tonight
English and French players line up for the national anthem as Prince William, Roy Hodgson and Didier Deschamps stand over floral tributes
French flag during minute's silence

 
A giant French flag was displayed on one of the screens inside Wembley, above the French motto 'Liberte, Egalite and Fraternite' - the cry used by revolutionaries meaning freedom, equality and fraternity - has been emblazoned in lights outside the stadium
A giant French flag was displayed on one of the screens inside Wembley, above the French motto 'Liberte, Egalite and Fraternite' - the cry used by revolutionaries meaning freedom, equality and fraternity - has been emblazoned in lights outside the stadium

 he mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was part of the Wembley crowd this evening (left), along with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (right)
                                                                          Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was also there
 

Tweeting: The Labour leader tweeted about how he had decided to attend the game to 'show solidarity at this symbolic match' (pictured)


 The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was part of the Wembley crowd this evening as he watched the match between England and France
The England and France football accounts tweeted similar messages, with graphics in each other's language 
FA tweets



 The French Government's official Twitter account showed its appreciation 
The French Government

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