France national under-20 football team

The France national under-20 football team (French: Équipe de France des moins de 20 ans de football) 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.

France U-20
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
AssociationFrench Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBernard Diomède
FIFA codeFRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 2–1 France 
(Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977)
Biggest win
 Indonesia 0-6  France
(Murcia, Spain; 17 November 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Colombia 4–1 France 
(Bogota, Colombia; 30 July 2011)
 Brazil 3–0 France 
(Kuching, Malaysia; 17 June, 1997)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions (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

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FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup Record

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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
  2017 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 10 2
  2019 4 3 0 1 9 5
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 Group stage 3 1 0 2 5 5
  2025 Qualified
Total 1 title 38 21 6 11 74 48

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament, to be played in June 2025.[1][2]

Caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2025, after the match against Mexico

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alexis Mirbach (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 20) 3 0   Metz
1GK Ewen Jaouen (2005-12-29) 29 December 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Dunkerque
1GK Justin Bengui (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Jedinstvo Ub

2DF Saël Kumbedi (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 20) 6 0   Lyon
2DF Emmanuel Biumla (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 20) 5 1   Angers
2DF Elyaz Zidane (2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 19) 5 0   Real Betis
2DF Abdoul Koné (2005-04-22) 22 April 2005 (age 20) 2 0   Reims
2DF Mamadou Sarr (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Strasbourg
2DF Yoni Gomis (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Strasbourg
2DF Steven Baseya (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 20) 0 0   Villefranche Beaujolais
2DF Jaydee Canvot (2006-07-29) 29 July 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Toulouse
2DF Nhoa Sangui (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 19) 0 0   Reims

3MF Saïmon Bouabré (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 19) 7 1   Monaco[a]
3MF Senny Mayulu (2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 (age 19) 6 1   Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Dehmaine Tabibou (2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 20) 5 2   Nantes
3MF Mayssam Benama (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 20) 5 0   Monaco[a]
3MF Valentin Atangana (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 19) 4 0   Reims
3MF Rabby Nzingoula (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 (age 19) 4 0   Montpellier
3MF Louis Leroux (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 19) 0 0   Nantes

4FW Steve Ngoura (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 20) 6 7   Cercle Brugge
4FW Lucas Michal (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 20) 6 3   Monaco[a]
4FW Ayman Aiki (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 20) 6 1   Bastia
4FW Eli Junior Kroupi (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 19) 2 1   Lorient
4FW Tidiam Gomis (2006-08-08) 8 August 2006 (age 18) 0 0   RB Leipzig
4FW Ibrahim Mbaye (2008-01-24) 24 January 2008 (age 17) 0 0   Paris Saint-Germain
4FW Mohamed Kader Meïté (2007-10-11) 11 October 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Rennes

Previous squads

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Honours

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Champions: 2013
Champions (13): 1977, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2022
Finalists (14): 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016

Head-to-head record

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The following table shows France's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.

References

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  1. ^ "Vingt-six joueurs pour le Tournoi Maurice-Revello" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Tournoi international Maurice Revello - SNU20" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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