France national under-17 football team
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The France national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of France who will be playing in the UEFA European Championship this year or next year and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments, such as the Montaigu Tournament.
| 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 | Patrick Gonfalone | ||
| FIFA code | FRA | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 2001 | ||
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 2004, 2015 | ||
France have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup once in 2001 and also won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship twice in 2004 and 2015.
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PlayersEdit
Current squadEdit
- The following players have been called to participate in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup[1]
Head coach: 
Lionel Rouxel
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Yahia Fofana | 21 August 2000 (aged 17) | 4 | 0 | Le Havre
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| 2 | DF | Vincent Collet | 23 March 2000 (aged 17) | 19 | 0 | Metz
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| 3 | DF | Andy Pelmard | 12 March 2000 (aged 17) | 9 | 0 | Nice
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| 4 | DF | Oumar Solet | 7 February 2000 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | Lyon
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| 5 | DF | William Bianda | 30 April 2000 (aged 17) | 16 | 0 | Lens
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| 6 | MF | Claudio Gomes (captain) | 23 July 2000 (aged 17) | 19 | 0 |  Manchester City
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| 7 | FW | Yacine Adli | 29 July 2000 (aged 17) | 16 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain
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| 8 | MF | Aurélien Tchouameni | 27 January 2000 (aged 17) | 17 | 0 | Bordeaux
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| 9 | FW | Amine Gouiri | 16 February 2000 (aged 17) | 13 | 0 | Lyon
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| 10 | MF | Maxence Caqueret | 15 February 2000 (aged 17) | 18 | 0 | Lyon
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| 11 | FW | Willem Geubbels | 16 August 2001 (aged 16) | 9 | 0 | Lyon
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| 12 | FW | Alan Kerouedan | 12 January 2000 (aged 17) | 16 | 0 | Rennes
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| 13 | FW | Wilson Isidor | 27 August 2000 (aged 17) | 9 | 0 | Rennes
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| 14 | FW | Alexis Flips | 18 January 2000 (aged 17) | 11 | 0 | Lille
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| 15 | MF | Mathis Picouleau | 8 May 2000 (aged 17) | 13 | 0 | Rennes
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| 16 | GK | Brian Bernard | 5 May 2000 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Lens
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| 17 | DF | Batista Mendy | 12 January 2000 (aged 17) | 9 | 0 | Nantes
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| 18 | FW | Lenny Pintor | 5 August 2000 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Brest
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| 19 | DF | Maxence Lacroix | 6 April 2000 (aged 17) | 7 | 0 | Sochaux
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| 20 | DF | Melvin Bard | 6 November 2000 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | Lyon
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| 21 | GK | Ilan Meslier | 2 March 2000 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Lorient
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Previous squadsEdit
Competitive recordEdit
- For single-match results of the under-17 national team, see French football single-season articles.
FIFA U-17 World Cup recordEdit
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UEFA U-17 European Championship recordEdit
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
HonoursEdit
- Champions (1): 2001
- Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006,
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "La france au mondial u17 avec geubbels et isidor" (in French). 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
External linksEdit
- Official site (in French)