France national under-20 football team

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 1977Group stage311133
Japan 1979did not qualify
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997Quarter-finals5311108
Nigeria 1999did not qualify
Argentina 2001Quarter-finals5221117
United Arab Emirates 2003did not qualify
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011Fourth place74031112
Turkey 2013Champions7421156
New Zealand 2015did not qualify
South Korea 2017Round of 164301102
Poland 2019Round of 16430195
Indonesia 2021Cancelled
Indonesia 2023qualified
Total1 title3520696943

Players

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Yann Lienard (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 2 0 France Monaco
1GK Thimothée Lo-Tutala (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 0 0 England Hull City
2DF Junior Mwanga (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 3 0 France Bordeaux
2DF Jordan Varela (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 3 0 France Monaco
2DF Tanguy Zoukrou (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 1 0 France Troyes
2DF Cheick Keita (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 2 0 France Stade Reims
2DF Soumaïla Coulibaly (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 0 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
2DF Ismaël Doukouré (2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 0 0 France Strasbourg
2DF Isaak Touré (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 0 0 France Auxerre
3MF Florent Sanchez (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 3 0 Netherlands Volendam
3MF Abdoullah Ba (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 2 0 England Sunderland
3MF Arthur Atta (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 0 0 France Metz
3MF Lucas Gourna-Douath (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 0 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
3MF Édouard Michut (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 0 0 England Sunderland
3MF Owen Gene (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 0 0 France Amiens
3MF Gwilhem Tayot (2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 0 0 France Nancy
4FW Lamine Cissé (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 3 1 France Nancy
4FW Loum Tchaouna (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 3 1 France Dijon
4FW Ange-Yoan Bonny (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 2 0 Italy Parma
4FW Momo Cho (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 0 0 Spain Real Sociedad
4FW Alan Virginius (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 0 0 France Lille
4FW Elye Wahi (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 0 0 France 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 0 0 France Paris v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
DF Jaouen Hadjam (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 1 0 France Paris v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
DF Brayann Pereira (2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 1 0 France Auxerre v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
DF Lenny Lacroix (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 0 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
MF Warren Bondo (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 1 0 Italy Monza v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
MF Andy Diouf (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 1 0 Switzerland Basel v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
MF Martin Adeline (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 1 0 France Stade Reims v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
MF Rocco Ascone (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 0 0 Denmark Nordsjælland v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
MF Alexis Tibidi (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 0 0 Austria Rheindorf Altach v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
FW Matthis Abline (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 1 0 France Rennes v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
FW Ilyes Hamache (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 0 0 France Valenciennes v.  Japan, 21 November 2022
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 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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