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France national under 20 football team

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Captain
  
TBD

FIFA code
  
FRA

Location
  
Top scorer
  
David Trezeguet (12)

Head coach
  
Francis Smerecki

Confederation
  
UEFA (Europe)

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Nickname(s)
  
Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)

Most caps
  
Cédric BakambuGueïda FofanaJean-Christophe Bahebeck (17)

Association
  
French Football Federation

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.

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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.

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Current squad

  • The following players were called up to the squad for friendlies against Netherlands.
  • Caps and goals are as current as the squad's after the match against Netherlands on 14 November 2016. Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team.

    Recent callups

    The following players have also been called up to the France under-20 squad and remain eligible:

    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.
  • 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

    Honours

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup
  • Champions: 2013

    References

    France national under-20 football team Wikipedia


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