As well as joining in with the French anthem, Wembley will also look like home for the France team tonight.

Materials will be on seats in the east side (England home end) of the stadium, which will form the French Tricolore when fans hold them aloft during the anthem.

There will then be a minute's silence observed prior to kick-off.

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France make five changes from the side which beat Germany on Friday night.

Crystal Palace's Yohan Cabaye, Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin and former Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa all start.

Lassana Diarra - whose cousin was killed in the attacks in Paris on Friday - misses out, as does Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann.

Griezmann's sister was in the Bataclan theatre but escaped the attack there, external.

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Former France coach Raymond Domenech: "It’s important to play tonight because we have to show that we’re not afraid at all by what happened. Life is continuing, we can’t stop, we have to live and everybody has to show that life is continuing.

"It’s solidarity if the English can sing La Marseillaise in a football game, it’s a big victory for democracy, for people to see that sport can join more than anything else."

BBC World Service broadcast a special programme from Wembley earlier today, speaking to Fifa presidential candidate Jerome Champagne and former France striker Louis Saha.

Champagne believes the match going ahead shows a sign of unity after the Paris attacks, sending a message to everyone across the world affected by terrorism to stand up against attackers.

Meanwhile, Saha says he is not totally convinced that the European Championships finals should go ahead in France next summer.

Listen to short clips of the Champagne and Saha interviews.

The Euro 2016 finals will remain in France, Uefa has reaffirmed.

The country's hosting of the event had come under scrutiny following Friday's attacks in Paris in which 129 people were killed.

But in a statement on Monday, Uefa said it had been working with authorities for three years "to guarantee there is a safe and secure tournament".

The draw for the finals will go ahead as scheduled on 12 December at the Palais des Congres in Paris.

"We are confident that the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that is the case," added the statement.

The tournament will be played in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016.

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BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley

Talking to England's supporters around the concourses of Wembley, the competitive edge of facing an old sporting adversary has been replaced by a spirit of solidarity as they want to show strength alongside the French in the aftermath of the Paris attacks.

A small group of French players have just come out to warm up and were greeted with warm applause from England's fans who have already taken their seats in the stadium.

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The French team will find it almost "impossible" to play with the correct mindset tonight, says former World Cup winner Bixente Lizarazu.

“It is very difficult for the French team to play, but we have to be here to stand up and play this match," he tells BBC Sport.

“We need to feel humanity and so we need to have the feeling of English and European people. This is not just a problem for France, it is a problem for Europe, and a problem for the world.

“This match is important for all the French people. The message we're sending out is that life must go on, we will not change our lives. That is why we are playing.”

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The Germany team have just tweeted that they 'are in a safe place' and that the game does not go ahead.

Follow that breaking story here.

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England captain Wayne Rooney said he was "sickened" by the images and footage of the attacks in Paris this weekend.

He added: "It's a sad time and in terms of going on the pitch we can only do that in the understanding that all the security checks have been made and it's safe to do so. Unless we are told otherwise we are assuming that we are right and ready to play.

"You never know what can happen but we have to assume we are safe on the pitch and hope we don't have a repeat of what happened on Friday night."

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Former England international Chris Waddle, who played for Marseille in France for three years, says tonight's decision to play England so soon after the Paris atrocities gives a clear insight into the nation's character.

He told BBC Sport: "I personally wouldn't have played the game but for everyone who says it shouldn't be played you will get another giving you a very good reason why it should be played.

"I lived in France for three years when I was with Marseille and they are a very strong and determined nation.

"This is the French nation saying 'you're not going to stop us doing what we want to do. We are going to get on with our lives.'

"And if the French say they are going to do something they do it. They are very strong people and I have always respected them for that. This is them telling people they are not going to change their way of life."

BBC Radio 5 Live

Wherever you are tonight you can listen to full live commentary of the game from Wembley on BBC Radio 5 live.

Just press play at the top of this page.

Jonathan Overend presents build-up from Wembley from 19:00 GMT.

Perhaps the most striking part of the build-up to tonight's game will come during the national anthems.

England fans are asked to respect and join in with the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, the words of which will be displayed on screens inside the stadium.

La Marseillaise will be sung after God Save the Queen, in a change of protocol.

Elsewhere, Italy and Romania will run out to the Marseillaise before their friendly in Bologna tonight.

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A BBC news team is live in Hannover as spectators stream out of the stadium where tonight's international has been postponed.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to attend the match at the 49,000-capacity HDI Arena.  

Belgium's friendly with Spain in Brussels tonight has been called off because of security fears following the deadly attacks in Paris.

French prosecutors have identified a Belgian as the attacks' mastermind.

Belgium's government raised the terror threat level to three on Monday, indicating a serious threat.

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On a tricky evening for him Roy Hodgson makes seven changes to the England team. Spurs duo Dele Alli and Eric Dier start together in midfield.

England Team: 1 Hart 2 Clyne 3 Gibbs 4 Dier 5 Cahill 6 Stones 7 Alli 8 Barkley 9 Kane 10 Rooney (c) 11 Sterling  

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With events on the pitch tonight playing second fiddle, it does put the players in a rather awkward position.

As former England striker Ian Wright put it on BBC Radio 5 live this morning, what happens if England dish out a heavy defeat on France tonight? Would that not feel right?