France national under-20 football team
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 | Francis Smerecki | ||
Captain | TBD | ||
Most caps | Cédric Bakambu Gueïda Fofana Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (17) |
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Top scorer | David Trezeguet (12) | ||
FIFA code | FRA | ||
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![]() ![]() (Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977) |
The France national under-20 football team represents France in association 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 are the reigning world champions, having won 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. The current head coach is Pierre Mankowski and the captain of the team is Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba.
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Competitive Record
FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup Record
Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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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 | |
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Champions | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |
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Total | 1 title | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 36 |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up to the squad for the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[1]
Caps and goals are as current as the squad's after the match against Qatar on 30 March 2015. Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team.
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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 | Mouez Hassen | 5 March 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Mike Maignan | 3 July 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jean-Charles Castelletto | 26 January 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Dimitri Cavaré | 5 February 1995 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Clément Lenglet | 17 June 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Guillaume Cros | 19 April 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Yarouba Cissako INJ | 8 January 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Vincent Koziello | 28 October 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Dylan Louiserre | 2 February 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Adrien Rabiot | 3 April 1995 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jessy Bénet | 24 June 1995 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Rémi Walter | 26 April 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Anthony de Freitas | 10 May 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Wesley Saïd | 19 April 1995 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Dylan Bahamboula | 22 May 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Corentin Tirard | 18 January 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | François-Xavier Fumu Tamuzo | 3 April 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Corentin Jean | 15 July 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Georges-Kévin N'Koudou | 13 February 1995 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
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- Notes
- INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
- U21 Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the under-21 team.
Previous squads
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Results
Four Nations Tournament
7 September 2012 | China PR ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao |
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13:30 CET | Report |
9 September 2012 | France ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao |
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10:00 CET | Plea ![]() Pogba ![]() |
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11 September 2012 | France ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao |
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10:00 CET | Ngando ![]() Plea ![]() Bosetti ![]() |
Report | Romo ![]() |
Friendly
13 November 2012 | France ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
TBD, Mont-de-Marsan |
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Veretout ![]() Thauvin ![]() |
[1] | Budkivskiy ![]() |
21 June 2013 | France ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
Ali Sami Yen Arena, Istanbul |
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18:00 [UTC+03:00] | Kondogbia ![]() Sanogo ![]() Baheback ![]() |
[2] | Boakye ![]() |
Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Wilmar Roldán |
Last updated: 23 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-20 Schedule
Coaching staff
- As of 5 March 2014
Position | Name | Nationality |
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Manager | Ludovic Batelli | ![]() |
Assistant manager | Olivier Meurillon | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | Pascal Rohn | ![]() |
Medical Doctor | Jean-Michel Proville | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | Jean-Claude Trebosc | ![]() |
Delegation Chief | Michel Tronson | ![]() |
References
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