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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of England's friendly against France at Wembley.
The international match will take place as a show of solidarity with France, following the terrorist attacks that killed 129 people in Paris on Friday night.
- Fan calls on FA chairman Greg Dyke to donate proceeds to charity
- FA clarify why there is no mention of Paris attacks in tonight's match programme
- David Cameron to attend Wembley match as armed guards given shoot to kill order
- ITV remove adverts following national anthems as mark of respect
- ‘There’s something about this game far, far greater than a football result,' declares Roy Hodgson
- French dazed but determined to wear shirt with even more pride
England fans joined to sing 'La Marseillaise', the French national anthem, before the game, in a truly memorable and emotive rendition.
Team news
England: Hart, Clyne, Gibbs, Dier, Cahill, Stones, Alli, Barkley, Kane, Rooney, Sterling
Subs: Smalling, Butland, Jones, Walker, Bertrand, Shelvey, Mason, Lingard, Lallana, Heaton
France: Lloris, Sagna, Varane, Koscielny, Digne, Schneiderlin, Cabaye, Matuidi, Ben Arfa, Martial, Gignac
Subs: Costil, Mandanda, Jallet, Perrin, Mangala, Evra, Diarra, Pogba, Sissoko; Coman, Giroud, Griezmann
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