# 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 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
### 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 |
| 2013 | Champions | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 1 title | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 48 |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023.
Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against England.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Yann Lienard | (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Monaco |
| 1GK | Thimothée Lo-Tutala | (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Hull City |
| 1GK | Lucas Lavallée | (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2DF | Tanguy Zoukrou | (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Troyes |
| 2DF | Jordan Semedo | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Monaco |
| 2DF | Cheick Keita | (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Stade Reims |
| 2DF | Brayann Pereira | (2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Bourg-Péronnas |
| 2DF | Ousmane Camara | (2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Angers |
| 2DF | Thérence Koudou | (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Stade Reims |
| 2DF | Félix Nzouango | (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Juventus |
| 3MF | Florent Da Silva | (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Volendam |
| 3MF | Warren Bondo | (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Reggina |
| 3MF | Martin Adeline | (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 1 | Rodez |
| 3MF | Etienne Camara | (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Huddersfield Town |
| 3MF | Soungoutou Magassa | (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Monaco |
| 4FW | Alan Virginius | (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 1 | Lille |
| 4FW | Alexis Tibidi | (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 1 | Troyes |
| 4FW | Malamine Efekele | (2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Monaco |
| 4FW | Antoine Joujou | (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Le Havre |
| 4FW | Sekou Lega | (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Lyon |
| 4FW | Wilson Odobert | (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Troyes |

### 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 | Obed Nkambadio | (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Paris | v. Japan, 21 November 2022 |
| DF | Junior Mwanga | (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Bordeaux | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| DF | Soumaïla Coulibaly | (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| DF | Ismaël Doukouré | (2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Strasbourg | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| DF | Isaak Touré | (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Auxerre | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| DF | Jaouen Hadjam | (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Paris | v. Japan, 21 November 2022 |
| DF | Lenny Lacroix | (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Benfica | v. Japan, 21 November 2022 |
| MF | Abdoullah Ba | (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| MF | Arthur Atta | (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Metz | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| MF | Lucas Gourna-Douath | (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| MF | Édouard Michut | (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| MF | Owen Gene | (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Amiens | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| MF | Gwilhem Tayot | (2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Nancy | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| MF | Andy Diouf | (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Basel | v. Japan, 21 November 2022 |
| MF | Rocco Ascone | (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Nordsjælland | v. Japan, 21 November 2022 |
| FW | Lamine Cissé | (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 1 | Nancy | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| FW | Loum Tchaouna | (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 1 | Lazio | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| FW | Ange-Yoan Bonny | (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Parma | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| FW | Mohamed-Ali Cho | (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Real Sociedad | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| FW | Elye Wahi | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Marseille | v. England, 28 March 2023 |
| FW | Matthis Abline | (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Rennes | v. Japan, 21 November 2022 |
| FW | Ilyes Hamache | (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Valenciennes | v. Japan, 21 November 2022 |

#### Notes

* $^{INJ}$ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

### Previous squads
## Honours

* FIFA U-20 World Cup
    Champions: 2013
* Toulon Tournament
    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

The 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 % |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Gambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 066.67 |
| 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 | 000.00 |
| Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 033.33 |
| 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 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| 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 | 066.67 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| 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 | 000.00 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| 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 | 055.26 |