England host France in an international friendly at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. Both nations will come together to pay tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks held last Friday.
The match was on the verge of being postponed, but both federations decided it was best to show solidarity amid chaos in Europe.
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"The match tomorrow [Tuesday] is going to have massive global significance," said Martin Glenn, chief executive of England's Football Association, per Fox Sports. "It's the first big event to happen since the tragedy of last Friday.
"The eyes of the world will be on Wembley."
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A free live stream of the contest can be found here.
Preview
Game Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Wembley Stadium
Weather: Cloudy
Odds, per Oddschecker:
TV: Fox Sports 1
Projected Lineups
#EnglandXI: Hart, Neville, Ferdinand, Terry, A. Cole, Gerrard, Scholes, Lampard, Beckham, Shearer/Owen, Sterling. 4-3-3.
— iamjbxo (@jamesbeaumont_x) November 17, 2015
France starting XI! #VamosVarane pic.twitter.com/AeG6jtkkHj
— SocialRMadrid (@SocialRMadrid) November 13, 2015
What They're Saying
Roy Hodgson's calling on #England fans to respect the minute's silence taking place before tonight's friendly against #France, at #Wembley,
— LBC Breaking (@lbcbreaking) November 17, 2015
Didier Deschamps: "As Lassana wrote. Sport has no colour, no religion. It must always stay that way."
— GFFNPressConferences (@GFFNPressConf) November 16, 2015
Didier Deschamps:"I would like to thank all the English people for all their messages of support and solidarity. Tomorrow will be v special"
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) November 16, 2015
On @channel5_tv at 5pm: A massive security operation at Wembley as England play France. pic.twitter.com/vJ8Et9EZjN
— 5News (@5_News) November 17, 2015
Visible security presence around Wembley and French team as build-up to England v France match continues. pic.twitter.com/rMj12ZQqaU
— Richard Conway (@richard_conway) November 17, 2015
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