France national under-20 football team
The France national under-20 football team 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.
| Nickname(s) | Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours) | ||
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| Association | French Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Bernard Diomède | ||
| FIFA code | FRA | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg.png){kind=small}  (Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 (Paris, France; 18 June 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 (Bogota, Colombia; 30 July 2011) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1977) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 2013 | ||
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 | |
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.svg.png){kind=small} | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
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 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |
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 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
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| Fourth Place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |
 | Champions | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |
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 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
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| Total | 1 title | 35 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 43 | |
Players
Current squad
For the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to participate.
The following players were named in the squad for the friendlies against Argentina, the United States, and South Korea on 20, 22, and 25 March 2019.
Note: Names in italics denote players who have been capped by France in a higher age group.
Caps and goals as of 22 March 2019, after the team's match against United States.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Illan Meslier | 1 March 2000 | 1 | 0 |  |
| 16 | GK | Didier Desprez | 12 March 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | William Saliba | 24 March 2001 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Mahamadou Dembélé | 10 April 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Boubacar Kamara | 23 November 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Dan-Axel Zagadou | 3 June 1999 | 3 | 1 |  |
| 6 | DF | Jean-Clair Todibo | 30 December 1999 | 4 | 0 |  |
| 12 | DF | Sambou Sissoko | 27 April 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Nicolas Cozza | 8 January 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Thomas Basila | 30 April 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Sikou Niakaté | 10 July 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Michaël Cuisance | 16 August 1999 | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Boubakary Soumaré | 26 February 1999 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Youssouf Fofana | 10 January 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Ibrahima Diallo | 8 March 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Enzo Loiodice | 27 November 2000 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Imran Louza | 1 May 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Moussa Diaby | 7 July 1999 | 5 | 3 | |
| 9 | FW | Moussa Sylla | 25 November 1999 | 2 | 0 |  |
| 11 | FW | Nabil Alioui | 17 February 1999 | 2 | 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 17 | FW | Bryan Mbeumo | 7 August 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Isaac Matondo | 23 March 1999 | 6 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Mounir Chouiar | 23 January 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
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 |
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| GK | Alban Lafont | 23 January 1999 | 5 | 0 |  |
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| GK | Yehvann Diouf | 11 June 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
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| GK | Gaëtan Poussin | 13 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
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| DF | Evan N'Dicka | 20 August 1999 | 5 | 0 | |
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| DF | Malang Sarr | 23 January 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
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| DF | Stanley Nsoki | 9 April 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
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| DF | Lilian Brassier | 2 November 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
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| DF | Ismaël Aaneba | 29 May 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
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| DF | Ibrahima Konaté | 25 May 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
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| MF | Hakim El Mokeddem | 15 February 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
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| MF | Antoine Bernède | 26 May 1999 | 2 | 0 |  |
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| MF | Yacine Adli | 29 July 2000 | 1 | 1 | |
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| MF | Rafik Guitane | 26 May 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
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| MF | Matteo Guendouzi | 14 April 1999 | 3 | 1 | |
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| MF | Zaydou Youssouf | 11 July 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
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| FW | Élie Youan | 7 April 1999 | 4 | 1 | |
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| FW | Myziane Maolida | 14 February 1999 | 2 | 1 | |
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| FW | Lenny Pintor | 5 August 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
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| FW | Yassin Fortuné | 30 January 1999 | 1 | 0 |  |
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- Notes
- INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
Previous squads
Honours
- Champions: 2013
- Champions (12): 1977, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015
- Finalists (14): 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016
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