Wembley fans to pay tribute to Paris terror victims

France goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris told a news conference the occasion would be "a great moment of solidarity," and said he and his teammates wanted to "play for our country and for the victims."

And national coach Didier Deschamps said: "We will be here with even more pride than we normally would to represent our colors, of blue, white and red, our country, proudly."

On Saturday, both the French Football Federation (FFF) and the English Football Association (FA) issued statements to confirm that the game would go ahead in the aftermath of the atrocity, in which at least 129 people died at a series of locations across the French capital Friday.

The attacks, the worst violence in Paris since the Second World War, saw an area close to the Stade de France targeted as France played World Cup winners Germany in a friendly match.

Explosions, which claimed the lives of four people, could clearly be heard in the stadium although the match, won 2-0 by France, was played to a conclusion.

Security guards in the area told CNN that one of the bombers tried to enter the stadium but was stopped by security.

Both the German and French teams stayed in the stadium overnight, with acting German FA president Reinhard Rauball praising the France players for their "outstanding gesture of camaraderie."

Deschamps, who thanked people around the world for their solidarity, said: "We heard the explosions, but we were so focused on the game that we didn't realize what it was.

"We only became aware at the end of the match, and then we realized what a disaster had taken place at the stadium and in the center of Paris.

"It is the very first time a stadium, football players and supporters, have been a target for a terrorist attack. But sport has a way of uniting people. Sport is the very representation of everyday life.

"I have always considered it an honor to represent my country, and that responsibility is even more important today. Those on the field have a duty of representing and symbolizing the values of sport."

Fans leaving at the end of the game, bewildered but defiant, sang French national anthem La Marseillaise -- and now all those present at Wembley on Tuesday are being urged to do the same in a show of unity with the people of France.

The words to the anthem will be displayed on the stadium's giant screens, while the landmark Wembley arch will be lit in the colors of the French Tricolore. The French national motto -- Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite -- will glow from screens outside the ground.

"La Marseillaise will be a very emotional moment, very special," Lloris said. "It will be amazing if the England fans can sing La Marseillaise and share in this moment.

"Everybody is aware of the dramatic circumstances that we have had. We have had some days to mourn. It is hard.

"We have been touched by messages from all over the globe, particularly in England. I know the English very well from being with Tottenham Hotspur, and I know they will help us to commemorate and do the right thing and support us before the game."

Earlier, FA chief executive Martin Glenn confirmed that the French anthem would be sung and said: "I think that will be a powerful thing."

He added: "The eyes of the world will be on this game. It is important to do something to show that terrorism cannot win."

Michael Adams, of the FA's official England Supporters' Club, said: "We should all show our solidarity by singing La Marseillaise along with the French fans. It would send out a very powerful sign."

(CNN)