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.
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 | Bernard Diomède | ||
FIFA code | FRA | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Murcia, Spain; 17 November 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Bogota, Colombia; 30 July 2011) ![]() ![]() (Kuching, Malaysia; 17 June, 1997) Records for competitive matches only. | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Champions (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
editFIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup Record
editYear | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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1977 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
1979 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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1983 | ||||||||
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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 | ||
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Cancelled | |||||||
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
2025 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 1 title | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 48 |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe 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
Previous squads
editHonours
edit- 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
editThe following table shows France's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
Gambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 66.67 |
Honduras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 33.33 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 66.67 |
Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
Total | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 55.26 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.
References
edit- ^ "Vingt-six joueurs pour le Tournoi Maurice-Revello" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Tournoi international Maurice Revello - SNU20" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 29 May 2025.