:00:07. > :00:08.It's Saturday, you're live with Newsround, with me Ayshah.
:00:09. > :00:13.Wales are just a couple of hours away from their first Euro 2016
:00:14. > :00:20.And I'm live in Marseille, where England play Russia later tonight.
:00:21. > :00:35.So, if you're a Wales or an England footy fan,
:00:36. > :00:41.Both teams play their first matches of Euro 2016.
:00:42. > :00:43.Leah and Jenny are in France for Newsround.
:00:44. > :00:45.Jenny's following the Wales team.
:00:46. > :01:02.Yes indeed. I'm at the Stade Velodrome, where just a few hours'
:01:03. > :01:08.time Wales will play their first ever game in the Euros. They're up
:01:09. > :01:11.against Slovakia at 5pm, and thousands of Welsh fans have
:01:12. > :01:15.travelled here to cheer on their team. There are lining up just on
:01:16. > :01:18.the other side of the building, there are homes going off all over
:01:19. > :01:21.the place and the atmosphere is really building. They will be
:01:22. > :01:25.pinning their hopes on star player Gareth Bale, the most expensive
:01:26. > :01:29.player in the world. He's no stranger to occasions like this, he
:01:30. > :01:37.plays for one of the world's most famous teams. It a massive day for
:01:38. > :01:38.Wales. So how will they get on against Slovakia? We asked a very
:01:39. > :01:50.special guest. It's time to hear
:01:51. > :02:16.Pierre's prediction. Pierre thinks Wales
:02:17. > :02:19.are going to win it. Well, earlier on today I spoke
:02:20. > :02:21.to former Wales international player, John Hartson,
:02:22. > :02:24.who gave me his view on Welsh star How good can Gareth Bale
:02:25. > :02:27.be in this tournament? Well, he can be as good
:02:28. > :02:30.as he wants to be, basically. If he performs at the level
:02:31. > :02:32.that we know he can perform, he can exceed all
:02:33. > :02:37.expectations really. He's such a dynamic,
:02:38. > :02:41.explosive player. If Gareth Bale turns it
:02:42. > :02:44.on, if he plays to the level that he can, he can take Wales
:02:45. > :03:01.on to another level. Of course, Wales are not the only
:03:02. > :03:03.home nation playing today. England take on Russia in Marseille. Leah is
:03:04. > :03:07.live there. Well this is as close as I can get
:03:08. > :03:28.to the pitch on match day! If I took a step back, I would be in
:03:29. > :03:31.lots of trouble. It's all happening here at the moment. Yesterday, the
:03:32. > :03:35.England team arrived to have a look around the stadium, get a feel for
:03:36. > :03:39.where they'll be playing later tonight at 8pm. They are up against
:03:40. > :03:43.Russia, their opening game. Lots of opinions about England at the
:03:44. > :03:47.moment, some people saying that they don't have the experience with
:03:48. > :03:50.players like Marcus Rashford and Jamie Vardy. Others say that could
:03:51. > :03:55.be the key to their success, because they will have bags and bags of
:03:56. > :03:58.energy. Here is what England boss Roy Hodgson had to say.
:03:59. > :04:00.We want to go as far as we possibly can.
:04:01. > :04:04.We'll work very hard to play well enough to get as far as we can.
:04:05. > :04:07.But you never know what's going to happen in a football match.
:04:08. > :04:09.Each game has its own history, you never know what opponent
:04:10. > :04:12.you going to come up against, you never know what fates
:04:13. > :04:15.We'll try to be ready for everything, and we'll
:04:16. > :04:18.try to stay in this competition for as long as possible.
:04:19. > :04:25.They'll be trying to stay in this competition for as long as they can,
:04:26. > :04:29.but the brilliant thing for this stadium is that where fans sit,
:04:30. > :04:33.they'll have a fantastic view of the page. There is an intimacy between
:04:34. > :04:37.the players on the pitch and the fans watching. I've been to stadiums
:04:38. > :04:42.all over the world, and this one is pretty special. Head online to see
:04:43. > :04:47.who are much predicting Cockrell thinks is going to win this game.
:04:48. > :04:51.I'll be here all weekend watching this game, and I will be bringing
:04:52. > :04:53.you an update tomorrow on what happens. That's all from me for now
:04:54. > :04:57.from Stade Velodrome. Before we go, it's
:04:58. > :05:00.the Queen's birthday today. You might remember she had
:05:01. > :05:03.a birthday back in April, but because she's the Queen
:05:04. > :05:04.she gets two. More than 1,000 officers,
:05:05. > :05:06.200 horses and 400 musicians are putting on a big
:05:07. > :05:09.military parade for her, And there are street parties
:05:10. > :05:13.happening everywhere Including some viewers who sent this
:05:14. > :05:20.in. And we're having a street party
:05:21. > :05:36.for the Queen's birthday! We have some bouncy castles and face
:05:37. > :05:39.paint and some arm tattoos That's all from me in the studio,
:05:40. > :05:45.and Leah and Jenny in France, we'll see you back here
:05:46. > :05:53.tomorrow for all the latest.