France national under-20 football team

France U-20
Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) ; Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Bernard Diomède
FIFA code	FRA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Spain 2–1 France ; (Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977)
Biggest win
	Indonesia 0-6 France; (Murcia, Spain; 17 November 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Colombia 4–1 France ; (Bogota, Colombia; 30 July 2011) ; Brazil 3–0 France ; (Kuching, Malaysia; 17 June, 1997) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1977)
Best result	Champions: 2013

The France national under-20 football team (Template:Lang-fr) represents France in men's international football at this age level and is controlled by the French Football Federation. Since there is no under-20 UEFA tournament, the team competes for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The under-20 team also participates in the Toulon Tournament, usually replacing the under-21 team, and in the football tournaments of the Mediterranean Games and the Jeux de la Francophonie.

France were the world champions, winning the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team reached the semifinals for the first time in their history in 2011, and they have also made it to the quarterfinals in two occasions, in 1997 and 2001.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup Record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	3
1979	did not qualify
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	Quarter-finals	5	3	1	1	10	8
1999	did not qualify
2001	Quarter-finals	5	2	2	1	11	7
2003	did not qualify
2005
2007
2009
2011	Fourth place	7	4	0	3	11	12
2013	Champions	7	4	2	1	15	6
2015	did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	10	2
2019	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	9	5
~~2021~~	Cancelled
2023	qualified
Total	1 title	35	20	6	9	69	43

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches.^[1]^[2]
Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
Opposition: United States, Netherlands and England
Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2022, after the match against Japan

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Yann Lienard	(2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Monaco
1GK	Thimothée Lo-Tutala	(2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Hull City

2DF	Junior Mwanga	(2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Bordeaux
2DF	Jordan Varela	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Monaco
2DF	Tanguy Zoukrou	(2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Troyes
2DF	Cheick Keita	(2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Stade Reims
2DF	Soumaïla Coulibaly	(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Borussia Dortmund
2DF	Ismaël Doukouré	(2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Strasbourg
2DF	Isaak Touré	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Auxerre

3MF	Florent Sanchez	(2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Volendam
3MF	Abdoullah Ba	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Sunderland
3MF	Arthur Atta	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Metz
3MF	Lucas Gourna-Douath	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Red Bull Salzburg
3MF	Édouard Michut	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Sunderland
3MF	Owen Gene	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Amiens
3MF	Gwilhem Tayot	(2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Nancy

4FW	Lamine Cissé	(2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21)	3	1	Nancy
4FW	Loum Tchaouna	(2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21)	3	1	Dijon
4FW	Ange-Yoan Bonny	(2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Parma
4FW	Momo Cho	(2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Real Sociedad
4FW	Alan Virginius	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Lille
4FW	Elye Wahi	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Montpellier

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the France under-20 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Obed Nkambadio	(2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Paris	v. Japan, 21 November 2022

DF	Jaouen Hadjam	(2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Paris	v. Japan, 21 November 2022
DF	Brayann Pereira	(2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Auxerre	v. Japan, 21 November 2022
DF	Lenny Lacroix	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Benfica	v. Japan, 21 November 2022

MF	Warren Bondo	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Monza	v. Japan, 21 November 2022
MF	Andy Diouf	(2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Basel	v. Japan, 21 November 2022
MF	Martin Adeline	(2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Stade Reims	v. Japan, 21 November 2022
MF	Rocco Ascone	(2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Nordsjælland	v. Japan, 21 November 2022
MF	Alexis Tibidi	(2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Rheindorf Altach	v. Japan, 21 November 2022

FW	Matthis Abline	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Rennes	v. Japan, 21 November 2022
FW	Ilyes Hamache	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Valenciennes	v. Japan, 21 November 2022

Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup/Youth Championship squads

Honours

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Champions: 2013

Toulon Tournament

Champions (13): 1977, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2022

Finalists (14): 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016

References

^ "Trois tests avant le Mondial" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Liste des joueurs convoques" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

External links

Official site

[1] "Trois tests avant le Mondial" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[2] "Liste des joueurs convoques" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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