article_snippet: World Cup champions Germany honoured the tragic loss of 150 lives  in the Germanwings plane disaster in the French Alps with a minute's silence ahead of their friendly against Australia.
article_snippet: Joachim Low's side also wore black armbands in tribute after the crash near Digne on Tuesday left no survivors with the fatalities including 16 schoolchildren.
article_snippet: The German team observes a minute's silence before The German team match against Australia in a plane tragedy tribute .
article_snippet: The crowd, officials and Australia side join the Germans as the Germans honour the 150 lives lost in the French Alps .
article_snippet: A fan holds a sign reading 'R.I.P 4U9525', the number of the Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf .
article_snippet: Around half the victims in the crash are believed to be German and national Football Association president Wolfgang Niersbach said before their match against Australia in a plane tragedy tribute: 'It is the one clear thought which overshadows everything else. '
article_snippet: Germany's starting XI stand arm-in-arm wearing black armbands after the tragedy in the French Alps .
article_snippet: German defender Benedikt Howedes holds a sign saying 'Haltern mourn' in relation to the crash .
highlights_snippet: Germanwings plane crashed near Digne in the French Alps on Tuesday .
  
highlights_snippet: Around half of victims on board plane are believed to be German .
  
highlights_snippet: Joachim Low's side hosted Australia in Kaiserslautern on Wednesday night .
  