For the first time since since terror attacks in Paris left 129 people dead and dozens of others injured, the French national team is scheduled to play a friendly match against England at Wembley Stadium this afternoon.
Here are some of the sights and sounds leading up to kickoff:
Wembley Stadium filling up ahead of England vs France. Plenty of police security. #ENG #FFF pic.twitter.com/V3u2fb48NA
— World Soccer Talk (@worldsoccertalk) November 17, 2015
Wembley filling up ahead of England v France kick-off. Applause from crowd as French team line-up is read out. pic.twitter.com/1hMmlY6vCG
— Richard Conway (@richard_conway) November 17, 2015
Huge applause for the French Tricolor at Wembley #ENGvFRA pic.twitter.com/owJCZrLYaM
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) November 17, 2015
This will be night full of emotions,but most all we stand united together. #InternationalFootball ⚽ #EngvFra 💙❤⚽💙❤⚽ pic.twitter.com/HWuehmZFNd
— Shells (@ShelleyM1974) November 17, 2015
Show of solidarity for France at #Wembley before tonight’s friendly. (via @JPW_NBCSports ) #ENGvFRA pic.twitter.com/hpYZAqbazN
— KICKTV (@KICKTV) November 17, 2015
Just noticed it as well. Classy @FS1 https://t.co/39K6uvXvxq
— Rob Stone (@RobStoneONFOX) November 17, 2015
Wembley. England-France – football unites pic.twitter.com/52Jmh4gOWq
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) November 17, 2015
This is what the fans in #Hannover were gonna present before the game was cancelled due to a bomb threat pic.twitter.com/1BNaQNpaOF
— Kevin Colman (@Kevin_Colman10) November 17, 2015
Hodgson and Deschamps embrace after joining the Duke of Cambridge in laying floral tributes to those who died in Paris
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) November 17, 2015
England & France welcomed onto the field https://t.co/QE2cMz0A82
— Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) November 17, 2015
Both teams line up for an emotional rendition of La Marseillaise: https://t.co/mqPn2S1ShT pic.twitter.com/G0j3SJaQIG
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) November 17, 2015
Wembley … pic.twitter.com/lI3f4NU4ps
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) November 17, 2015
La Marseillaise is really a stirring anthem when sung by a large group of people.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) November 17, 2015
90 000 – The number of people who were singing La Marseillaise together at Wembley tonight. Tribute.
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) November 17, 2015
Well played football!
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 17, 2015
The sight of Paul Pogba singing La Marseillaise soul-stirring
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) November 17, 2015
Thanks to @FA, to @england, to the people of England, and to all of you… #NousSommesUnis #ANGFRA pic.twitter.com/kiuZfnOSF8
— Equipe de France (@equipedefrance) November 17, 2015
The French anthem, sung together, was beautiful. Hard not to tear up. And I did.
— Sam Borden (@SamBorden) November 17, 2015
WATCH: Wembley Stadium joins in on singing French national anthem, La Marseillaise, ahead of kickoff. #ENGvFRA https://t.co/A33fVM237x
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 17, 2015
Solidarite…. #ENGvFRA pic.twitter.com/YGNETL97ry
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) November 17, 2015
