FRANCE's national team are one of the favourites for the 2024 Euros.
You can expect to see them singing their iconic anthem La Marseillaise throughout the competition.
What are France's national anthem lyrics?
Allons enfants de la Patrie,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé!
Contre nous de la tyrannie,
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L'étendard sanglant est levé,
Entendez-vous dans les campagn es
Mugir ces féroces soldats?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes!
Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons,
Marchons, marchons!
Qu'un sang impur
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Abreuve nos sillons!
What are France's national anthem lyrics in English?
Arise, children of the Fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Against us, tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised, (repeat)
Do you hear, in the countryside,
The roar of those ferocious soldiers?
They're coming right into your arms
To cut the throats of your sons, your women!
To arms, citizens,
Form your battalions,
Let's march, let's march!
Let an impure blood
Water our furrows!
When was Les Marseillais written?
Les Marseillais was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria. It was originally called "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin" ("War Song for the Rhine Army"). The French National Convention adopted it as the country's national anthem in 1795.
How to watch the Euros
Football fans will be happy to know that the 2024 Euros are upon us. You can tune into watch the competition on ITV and BBC. The two channels are sharing coverage of the football games, with some matches just being shown on one channel at a time. All the games will also be available on BBC iPlayer and ITVX respectively. Here is a list of the confirmed TV picks for each broadcaster below:
- 17-Jun Romania v Ukraine 2pm BBC
- 17-Jun Belgium v Slovakia 5pm ITV
- 17-Jun Austria v France 8pm ITV
- 18-Jun Turkey v Georgia 5pm BBC
- 18-Jun Portugal v Czech Republic 8pm BBC
- 19-Jun Croatia v Albania 2pm ITV
- 19-Jun Germany v Hungary 5pm BBC
- 19-Jun Scotland v Switzerland 8pm BBC
- 20-Jun Slovenia v Serbia 2pm ITV
- 20-Jun Denmark v England 5pm BBC
- 20-Jun Spain v Italy 8pm ITV
- 21-Jun Slovakia v Ukraine 2pm BBC
- 21-Jun Poland v Austria 5pm ITV
- 21-Jun Netherlands v France 8pm BBC
- 22-Jun Georgia v Czech Republic 2pm BBC
- 22-Jun Turkey v Portugal 5pm ITV
- 22-Jun Belgium v Romania 8pm ITV
- 23-Jun Switzerland v Germany 8pm BBC
- 23-Jun Scotland v Hungary 8pm BBC
- 24-Jun Albania v Spain 8pm BBC
- 24-Jun Croatia v Italy 8pm BBC
- 25-Jun Netherland v Austria 5pm BBC
- 25-Jun France v Poland 5pm BBC
- 25-Jun England v Slovenia 8pm ITV
- 25-Jun Denmark v Serbia 8pm ITV
- 26-Jun Slovakia v Romania 5pm BBC
- 26-Jun Ukraine v Belgium 5pm BBC
- 26-Jun Georgia v Portugal 8pm ITV
- 26-Jun Czech Republic v Turkey 8pm ITV
BBC will have the first and third picks for the Quarter-finals but for the Semi-final, ITV will have the first pick. Both broadcasters will then show the July 14 Final on their respective channels.