France national under-20 football team

France U-20
Nickname(s) Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association French Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Philippe Montanier
FIFA code FRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 2–1 France 
(Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977)
Biggest win
 France 5–0 Iraq 
(Paris, France; 18 June 2011)
Biggest defeat

 Colombia 4–1 France 
(Bogota, Colombia; 30 July 2011)

Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances 7 (first in 1977)
Best result Champions: 2013

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 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 2019Qualified
Total1 title3117686038

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[1]
On 21 May, Faitout Maouassa replaced injured Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.[2]

Number Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Dimitry Bertaud (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 France Montpellier HSC
3 2DF Romain Perraud (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 France OGC Nice
5 2DF Axel Disasi (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 France Stade de Reims
7 4FW Axel Bakayoko (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 France FC Sochaux Montbéliard
8 3MF Jessy Deminguet (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 France SM Caen
9 4FW Jordan Tell (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 France Valenciennes FC
10 3MF Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 France RC Lens
11 4FW Steve Ambri (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 France Valenciennes FC
12 2DF Clément Michelin (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 France Toulouse FC
15 2DF Gerzino Nyamsi (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 France LB Châteauroux
17 3MF Jeando Fuchs (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 France FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
18 4FW Bryan Lasme (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 France FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
19 4FW Wilfried Kanga (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 France Angers SCO
1GK Anthony Maisonnial (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 France AS Saint-Étienne
2DF Sofiane Alakouch (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 France Nîmes Olympique
2DF Jean-Kévin Duverne (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 France RC Lens
2DF Jean Ruiz (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 France FC Sochaux
3MF Jean-Victor Makengo (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 France OGC Nice
3MF Vincent Marcel (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 France OGC Nice
4FW Jeff Reine-Adelaïde (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 France Angers SCO

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 Maxence Prévot (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 1 0 France Sochaux v.  Netherlands, 14 November 2016
DF Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 0 0 France Saint-Étienne 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup INJ
DF Nordi Mukiele (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 6 0 France Montpellier v.  Portugal, 28 March 2017
DF Romain Perraud (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 3 0 France Nice v.  Portugal, 28 March 2017
DF Joris Gnagnon (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 2 0 France Rennes v.  Portugal, 28 March 2017
DF Theo Hernández (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 3 1 Spain Real Madrid v.  Senegal, 23 March 2017 INJ
DF Jordy Gaspar (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 1 0 Belgium Cercle Brugge v.  Netherlands, 14 November 2016
DF Sylvain Deslandes (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 1 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers v.  Japan, 3 September 2016
DF Clément Michelin (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 1 0 France Toulouse v.  Japan, 3 September 2016
MF Jérémy Gelin (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 6 0 France Rennes v.  Portugal, 28 March 2017
MF Maxime Lopez (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 3 0 France Marseille v.  Portugal, 28 March 2017
MF Ibrahima Sissoko (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 3 0 France Brest v.  Senegal, 23 March 2017 INJ
MF Vincent Marcel (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 2 0 France Nice v.  Japan, 3 September 2016
FW Irvin Cardona (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 7 2 Belgium Cercle Brugge v.  Portugal, 28 March 2017
FW Florian Ayé (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 3 0 France Auxerre v.  Netherlands, 14 November 2016
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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Mondial U20 : la liste dévoilée". fff.fr. Vincent Orsini. 2017-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Faitout Maouassa arrivera lundi matin en Corée du Sud" [Faitout Maouassa to arrive in South Korea on Monday] (in French). lequipe.fr. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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