Wayne Rooney wants England and France supporters to come together and show the terrorists who attacked Paris that they will never crush the spirit of the free world.
Four days after terrorists wreaked havoc on the streets of the French capital, France will take on England in a friendly at Wembley.
Extra security measures will be put in place -- armed police will patrol the area -- and tributes to the victims of the attacks, which claimed 129 lives, will be paid before the match.
A minute's silence will be observed, black armbands will be worn and the Wembley arch will be lit up in the red, white and blue colours of the French tricolor.
The words of La Marseillaise will be put on the big screen if England fans want to sing along.
England captain Rooney, who will present a floral tribute to his opposite number Hugo Lloris before kickoff, believes the match will send an important message out to the terrorists and the rest of the world.
"I'm happy the game's on," Rooney said. "It shows France wants to show these terrorists they're standing strong against them, and we have to support that.
"Tomorrow will be a great night of togetherness for everyone to see, for the terrorists to see the world will go on and stand against them."
Roy Hodgson has urged England fans to respect their French counterparts.
"We hope the ceremonies will be respected," the England manager said. "If there's one thing that I truly wish for is that we show the respect I'd expect every single Englishman to show."
The FA is expecting a near-full house at Wembley, which holds 90,000. Thousands more tickets have been sold since the attacks. Less than 100 have been returned.
Rooney was playing in Spain with his England teammates when the terrorists struck. It was only when they got back to their hotel in Benidorm that they realised the horrific scale of the slaughter.
"It was shocking, sickening," said Rooney, whose thoughts immediately turned to the well-being of his Manchester United team-mates Anthony Martial, Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger, who played in France's 2-0 win over Germany.
"There were friends there, and it could have happened to them," he said. "I spoke to my teammates to see if they were safe. I was hoping nothing serious had happened to them as a friend."
With the main focus on putting on a united front in the face of terrorism, rather than the football, Rooney expects Tuesday's game to be a "strange" experience.
He will take it upon himself to speak to his young team-mates to ensure they are not affected by the emotion of the occasion.
"There are a lot of young players in the game tomorrow, and it's an extremely difficult situation," Rooney said. "Myself, Roy, [coaches] Gary Neville and Ray Lewington will try and make them as relaxed as possible."