The France national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years and the Toulon Tournament, which is held every May when football league seasons have ended. The team usually participates in the latter tournament when the under-21 team doesn't send a team. The under-20 team also participates in the quad-annual Mediterranean Games and Jeux de la Francophonie football tournaments.
The under-20 team is often cited as a feeder squad to the under-21 team as it rarely plays. In the FIFA U-20 World Cup, France have reached the quarter-finals of the competition on two occasions; in 1997 and 2001. In the 2011 edition of the competition, the team reached the semi-finals for the first time in national team history.
The current coach of the under-20 team is Philippe Bergeroo, a former football player, notably for Bordeaux, Lille, and Toulouse. Prior to coaching for the French Football Federation, Bergeroo had domestic coaching tenures at Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes.
[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
Caps and goals are as current as the squad's previous match against Finland on 29 February 2012. Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team.
[edit] Recent callups
| Pos. |
Player |
Date of Birth (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
Latest Call-up |
|
| DF |
Alassane També |
(1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 (age 20) |
1 |
0 |
 Paris Saint-Germain |
v.  Israel, 13 November 2011 |
| DF |
Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro |
(1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 (age 19) |
0 |
0 |
Toulouse |
v. Israel, 10 November 2011 |
|
| MF |
Neeskens Kebano |
(1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 (age 20) |
1 |
0 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
v.  Finland, 29 February 2012 |
| MF |
Alexandre Coeff |
(1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 20) |
2 |
0 |
Lens |
v. Israel, 13 November 2011 |
| MF |
Arnaud Souquet |
(1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 20) |
2 |
0 |
Paris |
v. Israel, 13 November 2011 |
| MF |
Mathias Autret |
(1991-03-01) 1 March 1991 (age 21) |
0 |
0 |
Lorient |
v. Israel, 10 November 2011 |
|
| FW |
Thievy Bifouma |
(1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 19) |
1 |
0 |
 Espanyol |
v. Finland, 29 February 2012 |
| FW |
Ishak Belfodil |
(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 20) |
2 |
1 |
 Bologna |
v. Israel, 13 November 2011 |
| FW |
Rachid Alioui |
(1992-06-18) 18 June 1992 (age 19) |
0 |
0 |
Guingamp |
v. Israel, 10 November 2011 |
| FW |
Anthony Derouard |
(1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 19) |
0 |
0 |
Le Mans |
v. Israel, 10 November 2011 |
| FW |
Jean-Christophe Bahebeck |
(1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 18) |
0 |
0 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
v.  Mexico, 2 June 2011 |
|
[edit] Previous squads
- FIFA U-20 World Cup/Youth Championship squads
|
[edit] Results
Friendly
Last updated: 29 February 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-20 Schedule
[edit] Coaching staff
- As of 29 August 2011
[edit] Competitive Record
[edit] FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup Record
[edit] References
[edit] External links
|
|
|
| General |
|
|
| Venues |
|
|
| Statistics |
|
|
| Players |
|
|
| World Finals |
|
|
| European Finals |
|
|
| Other tournaments |
|
|
| Culture |
|
|
| Other FFF teams |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National team |
|
|
| Women's national teams |
|
|
| Youth national teams |
|
|
| Overseas national teams |
|
|
| Unofficial national teams |
|
|
| League system |
|
|
| Youth league system |
|
|
| Overseas leagues |
|
|
| Domestic cups |
|
|
| Women's domestic cups |
|
|
| Youth domestic cups |
|
|
| Overseas domestic cups |
|
|
| Academies |
|
|
| Organizations |
|
|
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tournaments |
|
|
| Qualification |
|
|
| Squads |
|
|
|
|
|
France
36'
Finland
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
