Wembley Unites For Defiant La Marseillaise

“We had a lack of aggression and concentration, but I think it’s a bit normal”, he said.

It certainly felt like a home fixture for both teams, even if the atmosphere was initially muted as the supporters themselves also seemed uncertain how to react.

“This will be shown round the world and will show unity”, said England captain Wayne Rooney, one of the team’s goal-scorers.

Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron were also in attendance.

The French team had been cheered from their first appearance to warm up a few 50 minutes before kick-off, and again when Prince William led out the two managers, Roy Hodgson and Didier Deschamps, to lay floral tributes.

Many fans painted their faces with the French national flag. The minute’s silence was impeccably observed too.

English and French players, fans and officials joined forces in a show of solidarity as La Marseillaise was roared by all sides on an emotional night at Wembley.

“I thought they played very well”.

Wembley Stadium’s iconic arch, like many landmarks all over the world, was lit up in France’s blue, white and red. The stadium was evacuated and supporters sent home due to a “concrete security threat” and “plans for an explosion”, according to police. Shortly afterward, explosives detonated outside the stadium were heard and Hollande was evacuated.

FA chief executive Martin Glenn said there was “no specific intelligence” about an attack at the friendly similar to the ones that occurred outside the Stade de France.

Players from both sides then formed a ring around the centre of the pitch to observe a minute’s silence for the 129 innocent people, including France midfielder Lassana Diarra’s cousin, who lost their lives.

Diarra and Griezmann were among the 23-man squad that flew to London for the match against England.

NPR’s Newscast reported that in Hanover, Germany, officials citing “concrete information” about a possible terrorist plot canceled the game between Germany and the Netherlands hours before it was supposed to begin and evacuated anyone already in the stadium.

Over the years, global sporting events have been affected by terror attacks, with no set responses as to the length of time before resuming play.

Before the match, Lloris indicated that not all the French players were enthusiastic about playing on Tuesday, but accepted the decision.

Hodgson said: “It was close to a faultless performance – I didn’t think at any moment in the game that he was going to be anything other than top class”.

UEFA issued a statement on Monday confirming that France would remain as host of Euro 2016 and Lloris agreed that this should be the case.

There was hardly a foul during the game and afterwards the fans and the England team roundly applauded the France players.