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France U-20
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
AssociationFrench Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBernard Diomède
FIFA codeFRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 2–1 France 
(Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977)
Biggest win
 France 5–0 Iraq 
(Paris, France; 18 June 2011)
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
Appearances7 (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions: 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
Tunisia 1977 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 3
Japan 1979 Did not qualify
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997 Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 10 8
Nigeria 1999 Did not qualify
Argentina 2001 Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 11 7
United Arab Emirates 2003 Did not qualify
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011 Fourth Place 7 4 0 3 11 12
Turkey 2013 Champions 7 4 2 1 15 6
New Zealand 2015 Did not qualify
South Korea 2017 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 10 2
Poland 2019 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 9 5
Indonesia 2021 Qualified
Total 1 title 35 20 6 9 69 43

Players

Current squad

The following players were seleced for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament between 29 May and 12 June 2022.[1] Caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2022.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Hugo Barbet (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 23) 4 0 France Guingamp
1GK Melvin Zinga (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22) 2 0 France Angers
2DF Thierno Baldé (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 22) 4 0 France Le Havre
2DF Maxime Estève (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22) 2 0 France Montpellier
2DF Ziyad Larkeche (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 22) 4 0 England Fulham
2DF Théo Le Bris (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 22) 0 0 France Lorient
2DF Chrislain Matsima (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22) 6 0 France Monaco
2DF Tanguy Nianzou (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22) 6 1 Germany Bayern Munich
2DF Kiliann Sildillia (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Germany Freiburg
2DF Brandon Soppy (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Italy Udinese
3MF Mohamed Achi (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22) 3 1 France Nantes
3MF Lucien Agoumé (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22) 4 0 France Stade Brestois 29
3MF Adil Aouchiche (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 22) 4 1 France Saint-Étienne
3MF Pierre Ekwah (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22) 5 0 England West Ham United
3MF Johann Lepenant (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 22) 4 0 France Caen
3MF Amir Richardson (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22) 3 0 France Le Havre
4FW Maghnes Akliouche (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0 France Monaco
4FW Yoann Cathline (2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 22) 5 1 France Guingamp
4FW Yanis Cimignani (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 France Ajaccio
4FW Hugo Ekitike (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 22) 2 0 France Stade de Reims
4FW Sékou Mara (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 22) 5 1 France Bordeaux
4FW Nathanaël Mbuku (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22) 4 0 France Stade de Reims

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
Notes
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Previous squads

Honours

Champions: 2013
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

  1. ^ "La France Au Tournoi Maurice-Revello" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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