France national under-20 football team

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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)

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
Tunisia 1977 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 3
Japan 1979 Did Not Qualify
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997 Quarter-Finals 5 3 1 1 10 8
Nigeria 1999 Did Not Qualify
Argentina 2001 Quarter-Finals 5 2 2 1 11 7
United Arab Emirates 2003 Did Not Qualify
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011 Fourth Place 7 4 0 3 11 12
Turkey 2013 Champions 7 4 2 1 15 6
New Zealand 2015 Did Not Qualify
Total 1 title 27 14 6 7 50 36

Players

Current squad

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.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Louis Souchaud (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 28) 3 0 France Châteauroux
1GK Thomas Didillon (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28) 2 0 France Metz
2DF Raphaël Diarra (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 28) 3 0 Monaco Monaco
2DF Louis Nganioni (1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 28) 3 0 Netherlands Utrecht
2DF Stéphane Sparagna (1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 29) 3 0 France Marseille
2DF Presnel Kimpembe (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 28) 2 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
2DF Damien Dussaut (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
2DF Jordan Diakese (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 28) 0 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Adrien Hunou (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 30) 7 1 France Clermont
3MF Younès Kaabouni (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 28) 4 1 France Red Star
3MF Thomas Lemar (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 28) 4 1 Monaco Monaco
3MF Yann Bodiger (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) 3 0 France Toulouse
3MF Marco Ilaimaharitra (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 28) 0 0 France Sochaux
3MF Farès Bahlouli (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Monaco Monaco
3MF Baptiste Santamaria (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29) 0 0 France Tours
4FW Enzo Crivelli (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 29) 2 0 France Bordeaux
4FW Jean-Luc Dompé (1995-08-12) 12 August 1995 (age 28) 2 0 Belgium Standard Liège
4FW Romain Habran (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 29) 0 0 France Laval
4FW Aristote Madiani (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 28) 0 0 France 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 (age 29) 2 0 France Nice v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
GK Mike Maignan (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 28) 1 0 France Lille v.  Ukraine, 5 March 2014
DF Jean-Charles Castelletto (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Belgium Mouscron-Péruwelz v.  Qatar, 30 March 2015
DF Dimitri Cavaré (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 29) 2 1 France Rennes v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
DF Clément Lenglet (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 28) 2 0 France Nancy v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
DF Guillaume Cros (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) 1 0 France Sochaux v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
DF Yarouba Cissako INJ (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Monaco Monaco v.  Czech Republic, 7 October 2014
MF Vincent Koziello (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 28) 2 0 France Nice v.  Qatar, 30 March 2015
MF Dylan Louiserre (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) 2 0 France Le Havre v.  Qatar, 30 March 2015
MF Adrien Rabiot (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29) 6 0 France Paris Saint-Germain v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
MF Jessy Bénet (1995-06-24) 24 June 1995 (age 28) 2 1 France Dijon v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
MF Rémi Walter (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 28) 2 0 France Nice v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
MF Anthony de Freitas (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28) 2 0 Portugal Varzim 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie
FW Wesley Saïd (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) 8 0 France Dijon v.  Qatar, 30 March 2015
FW Dylan Bahamboula (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995 (age 28) 2 0 France Paris FC v.  Qatar, 30 March 2015
FW Corentin Tirard (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Monaco Monaco v.  Qatar, 30 March 2015
FW François-Xavier Fumu Tamuzo (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29) 2 0 France Auxerre v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
FW Corentin Jean (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 28) 2 0 France Troyes v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014
FW Georges-Kévin N'Koudou (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29) 1 1 France Marseille v.  Czech Republic, 9 October 2014

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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

Results

Four Nations Tournament

Friendly

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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

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External links

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