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unusual facts about France national under-20 football team



Aaron Mooy

Mooy played at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and played in two group stage games before Australia were eliminated, scoring in his second game against Brazil.

Abdelhakim Omrani

After previously representing France at the under-19 level, Omrani switched his allegiance to Algeria in September 2011 after being called up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team by coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi for a four day training camp in Sidi Moussa.

Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves Freitas

He played all the games but one in Colombia en route to the second place, scoring in the final against Brazil (2–3 loss).

Alfred Gomis

Alfred was called up by Luigi Di Biagio for the Italian U-20 team in 2013, but failed to make an appearance for the team.

Baddrol Bakhtiar

Baddrol, alongside his teammates Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid, Mohd Sabre Mat Abu and Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri, Muhammad Shafiq Jamal and Mohd Bunyamin Umar earned their first call-up in 2005 to the Malaysia U-20.

Bryan Carrasco

In January 2011, he was nominated by Cesar Vaccia for play the 2011 South American Youth Championship in Peru with the Chilean national youth team.

Carlos Luque

Carlos was called for the Argentina U-20 by current coach Walter Perazzo and is part of the current squad in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Cho Dong-Hyun

He was manager of South Korea U-20 in 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and then In 2010, he was appointed manager of Korean Police FC.

Chris Smalling

Smalling made his debut for the England Under–20 team 31 March 2009, playing 45 minutes in a 2-0 win against Italy at Loftus Road.

Croatia national under-20 football team

That was second appearance from Croatian football team on FIFA competition, after A-team appeared on FIFA World Cup in France in 1998.

Daniel Vasilevski

By this time, Vasilevski had also represented Australia U-20 11 times and played in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Darnel Situ

Situ joined the under-18 team in August 2009, as an underage player, playing with his elder peers at the SBS Cup in the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka.

Derlis González

Derlis Alberto González Galeano (born 20 March 1994 in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Olimpia on loan from Benfica and the Paraguay national under-20 football team.

Eliaquim Mangala

After excelling with Standard Liège's senior team, Mangala drew the interest of the French Football Federation with France under-21 manager Erick Mombaerts attending a match between Liège and Mouscron at the Stade Le Canonnier in November.

Fabricio Coloccini

Coloccini was part of the Argentina Under-20 that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, as well as the gold medal winning Argentina team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

France national under-20 rugby union team

The France Under 20's won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2010 Six Nations Championship

Their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship, where they finished 3rd with three wins (over Scotland, Ireland and Italy) and two losses (to England and Wales).

The France Under 20's won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2011 Six Nations Championship

The France Under 20's won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2012 Six Nations Championship

The France under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from France.

The France Under 20's won three of their five matches and finished 3rd in the 2008 Six Nations Championship

François Zahoui

François Zahoui (born 21 August 1962 in Treichville) is a former footballer from Côte d'Ivoire, currently serving as the coach of the Côte d'Ivoire national junior team.

Freddie Ladapo

In June 2011, Ladapo was invited to join a provisional training camp for the Nigeria under-20 team held at Bisham Abbey in preparation for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Gonzalo Bueno

Gonzalo Diego Bueno Bingola (born 16 January 1993) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Russian club Kuban and the Uruguay U20 national team.

Gustavo Oberman

He has also played with the Argentina Under-20 team, winning the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Ishak Belfodil

Belfodil returned to international duty for the 2009–10 season under coach Philippe Bergeroo with the under-18 team.

Jack Colback

Colback received one cap for the England under-20 team where he played in a 2-0 win against Italy.

Jayson Leutwiler

He gave his debut on 10 September 2008 in the 5-2 home win against Italy U-20 in the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in Como.

Juan Neira

In January 2009, Neira was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship held in Venezuela.

Kim Young-Gwon

Kim played for South Korea national under-20 football team, South Korea Universiade team and South Korea national futsal team when he studied at Jeonju University.

Lebanon national under-20 football team

The U20 team has produced notable players such as Roda Antar and Youssef Mohamad.

Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior

Unfortunately Brazil were eliminated in the quarter final, where Luizão managed to receive his only yellow card of the tournament, in the 116th minute.

Marc Fachan

Fachan was first selected for France's U19 in December 2008, appearing on the 12th against Italy, at Rende.

Marco Aratore

He made his international U-20 debut as substitute on 6 September 2010 in the 2:3 home defeat in the Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen, against German U-20 team.

Mario Larenas

Mario Ignacio Larenas Díaz (born 27 June 1994) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Unión Española and the Chilean national U20 team.

Maxwell Konadu

On 10 July 2012, Konadu was appointed as the manager of the Ghana national under-20 football team, succeeding Orlando Wellington and in January 2013, Konadu was appointed as the manager of the Ghana national under-23 football team.

Michael Olaitan

On June 4, 2013 Olaitan made his debut with the Nigerian U20 national team, against Brazil U20.

Mohd Sabre Mat Abu

Sabre was promoted to the senior after SUKMA 2006 where Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah scout his potential alongside his teammates Baddrol Bakhtiar, Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri, Muhammad Shafiq Jamal, Mohd Bunyamin Umar and Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid from national Malaysia U-20.

Mostafa Afroto

He currently plays for Misr El-Makasa, as well as the Egyptian U-23 national team.

Nicolás Prieto

Nicolás Santiago Prieto Larrea (born 5 September 1992) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Nacional and the Uruguay U20 national team.

Oakgrove School

Max Crocombe, professional footballer who is a goalkeeper for Oxford United and the New Zealand under-20 national team.

Raïs M'Bolhi

In June 2004 he received his first and only call-up to France U18 national team for the tournament in Salerno.

Ryu Seung-Woo

On 27 June 2013, Ryu was injured and substituted during South Korea's final game of the group stage against Nigeria, forcing him to miss out their Round of 16 match against Colombia, and subsequently, their Quarter-final loss against Iraq.

Sebastian Lletget

Lletget has played for the United States at under 17, under 20 and under 23 levels.

Tony Readings

Readings has coached the New Zealand women's national under-20 football team and is the coach of the New Zealand women's football team coaching the side in the 2012 London Olympics.


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