France national under-20 football team

France

Nickname(s)

Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)

Association

French Football Federation

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Francis Smerecki

Captain

TBD

Most caps

Cédric Bakambu
Gueïda Fofana
Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (17)

Top scorer

David Trezeguet (12)

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) source?

Biggest defeat

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

Records for competitive matches only.

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.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup Record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	3
1979	Did Not Qualify
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	Quarter-Finals	5	3	1	1	10	8
1999	Did Not Qualify
2001	Quarter-Finals	5	2	2	1	11	7
2003	Did Not Qualify
2005
2007
2009
2011	Fourth Place	7	4	0	3	11	12
2013	Champions	7	4	2	1	15	6
2015	Did Not Qualify
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.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Louis Souchaud	(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995	3	0	Châteauroux
1GK	Thomas Didillon	(1995-11-28) 28 November 1995	2	0	Metz

2DF	Raphaël Diarra	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995	3	0	Monaco
2DF	Louis Nganioni	(1995-06-03) 3 June 1995	3	0	Utrecht
2DF	Stéphane Sparagna	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995	3	0	Marseille
2DF	Presnel Kimpembe	(1995-08-13) 13 August 1995	2	0	Paris Saint-Germain
2DF	Damien Dussaut	(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994	1	0	Sint-Truiden
2DF	Jordan Diakese	(1995-07-05) 5 July 1995	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain

3MF	Adrien Hunou	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994	7	1	Clermont
3MF	Younès Kaabouni	(1995-05-23) 23 May 1995	4	1	Red Star
3MF	Thomas Lemar	(1995-11-12) 12 November 1995	4	1	Monaco
3MF	Yann Bodiger	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995	3	0	Toulouse
3MF	Marco Ilaimaharitra	(1995-07-26) 26 July 1995	0	0	Sochaux
3MF	Farès Bahlouli	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995	0	0	Monaco
3MF	Baptiste Santamaria	(1995-03-09) 9 March 1995	0	0	Tours

4FW	Enzo Crivelli	(1995-02-06) 6 February 1995	2	0	Bordeaux
4FW	Jean-Luc Dompé	(1995-08-12) 12 August 1995	2	0	Standard Liège
4FW	Romain Habran	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994	0	0	Laval
4FW	Aristote Madiani	(1995-08-22) 22 August 1995	0	0	Lens

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	Mouez Hassen	(1995-03-05) 5 March 1995	2	0	Nice	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
GK	Mike Maignan	(1995-07-03) 3 July 1995	1	0	Lille	v. Ukraine, 5 March 2014

DF	Jean-Charles Castelletto	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995	3	0	Mouscron-Péruwelz	v. Qatar, 30 March 2015
DF	Dimitri Cavaré	(1995-02-05) 5 February 1995	2	1	Rennes	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
DF	Clément Lenglet	(1995-06-17) 17 June 1995	2	0	Nancy	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
DF	Guillaume Cros	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995	1	0	Sochaux	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
DF	Yarouba Cissako ^INJ	(1995-01-08) 8 January 1995	0	0	Monaco	v. Czech Republic, 7 October 2014

MF	Vincent Koziello	(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995	2	0	Nice	v. Qatar, 30 March 2015
MF	Dylan Louiserre	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995	2	0	Le Havre	v. Qatar, 30 March 2015
MF	Adrien Rabiot	(1995-04-03) 3 April 1995	6	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
MF	Jessy Bénet	(1995-06-24) 24 June 1995	2	1	Dijon	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
MF	Rémi Walter	(1995-04-26) 26 April 1995	2	0	Nice	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
MF	Anthony de Freitas	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995	2	0	Varzim	2013 Jeux de la Francophonie

FW	Wesley Saïd	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995	8	0	Dijon	v. Qatar, 30 March 2015
FW	Dylan Bahamboula	(1995-05-22) 22 May 1995	2	0	Paris FC	v. Qatar, 30 March 2015
FW	Corentin Tirard	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995	2	0	Monaco	v. Qatar, 30 March 2015
FW	François-Xavier Fumu Tamuzo	(1995-04-03) 3 April 1995	2	0	Auxerre	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
FW	Corentin Jean	(1995-07-15) 15 July 1995	2	0	Troyes	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
FW	Georges-Kévin N'Koudou	(1995-02-13) 13 February 1995	1	1	Marseille	v. Czech Republic, 9 October 2014

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

FIFA U-20 World Cup/Youth Championship squads

Results

Four Nations Tournament

7 September 2012	China PR	0 – 0	France	Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao
13:30 CET		Report

9 September 2012	France	3 – 1	North Korea	Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao
10:00 CET	Plea 47', 69' Pogba 57'	Report	88'

11 September 2012	France	3 – 1	Mexico	Qinhuangdao Stadium, Qinhuangdao
10:00 CET	Ngando 35' Plea 63' Bosetti 73'	Report	Romo 85'

Friendly

13 November 2012	France	2 – 1	Ukraine	TBD, Mont-de-Marsan
	Veretout 30' Thauvin 57'		Budkivskiy 22'

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

21 June 2013	France	3 – 1	Ghana	Ali Sami Yen Arena, Istanbul
18:00 [UTC+03:00]	Kondogbia 65' Sanogo 68' Baheback 79'		Boakye 85'	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
Manager	Ludovic Batelli	French
Assistant manager	Olivier Meurillon	French
Goalkeeper coach	Pascal Rohn	French
Medical Doctor	Jean-Michel Proville	French
Physiotherapist	Jean-Claude Trebosc	French
Delegation Chief	Michel Tronson	French

References

↑ "Dernière sélection". French Football Federation (in French).

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FIFA U-20 World Cup winners

1977: Soviet Union 1979: Argentina 1981: Germany 1983: Brazil 1985: Brazil 1987: Yugoslavia 1989: Portugal 1991: Portugal 1993: Brazil 1995: Argentina 1997: Argentina 1999: Spain 2001: Argentina 2003: Brazil 2005: Argentina 2007: Argentina 2009: Ghana 2011: Brazil 2013: France 2015: Serbia

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