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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
 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
Appearances7 (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions: 2013

The France national under-20 football team (French: Équipe de France des moins de 20 ans de football) 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 Cancelled
Indonesia 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]
  • Match dates: 17, 19 and 21 November 2022
  • Opposition:  Indonesia,  Saudi Arabia and  Japan
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 7 October 2022, after the match against  Tunisia
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Obed Nkambadio (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France Paris
16 1GK Yann Lienard (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France Monaco
2 2DF Junior Mwanga (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France Bordeaux
3 2DF Jaouen Hadjam (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Paris
4 2DF Cheick Keita (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France Stade Reims
5 2DF Tanguy Banhie-Zoukrou (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Troyes
18 2DF Jordan Semedo Varela (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Monaco
19 2DF Soumaïla Coulibaly (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
20 2DF Lenny Lacroix (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Portugal Benfica
21 2DF Brayann Pereira (2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Auxerre
6 3MF Rocco Ascone (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Denmark Nordsjælland
8 3MF Warren Bondo (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Italy Monza
12 3MF Alexis Tibidi (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Austria Rheindorf Altach
14 3MF Andy Diouf (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Switzerland Basel
15 3MF Florent Da Silva (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France Lyon
17 3MF Abdoullah Ba (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 England Sunderland
22 3MF Martin Adeline (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0 France Stade Reims
7 4FW Mohamed Lamine Cissé (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Nancy
9 4FW Matthis Abline (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Rennes
10 4FW Loum Tchaouna (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Dijon
11 4FW Ange-Yoan Bonny (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Italy Parma
13 4FW Ilyes Hamache (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France Valenciennes

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. ^ "Trois Amicaux en Espagne en Novembre" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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