- 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 and France players lined up together before kick-off
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
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 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
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.
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
The England and France football accounts tweeted similar messages, with graphics in each other's language
The French Government's official Twitter account showed its appreciation
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