The France national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

who will be playing in the UEFA European Championship this year or next year and is controlled by the

French Football Federation The French Football Federation ( FFF; french: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. It also includes the overseas departments ( Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion), the o ...

. The team competes in the annual

UEFA European Under-17 Championship The UEFA European Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Under-17 Championship, is an annual Association football, football competition contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain national under ...

and the

FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédératio ...

, which is held every two years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments, such as the Montaigu Tournament. France have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup once in

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and also won the

three times in

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and

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Current squad

* The following players were called up for the

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification The 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-17 football competition that will determine the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Hungary in the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final ...

matches. * Match dates: 25-31 October 2022 * Opposition: , and *Caps and goals correct as of: 28 September 2022, after the match against

Previous squads

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

UEFA U-17 European Championship record

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided by

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

.'' :''**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.'' :''***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Honours

FIFA Under-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédératio ...

:''Champions (1)'':

:''Third place (1)'':

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:''Champions (3)'':

:''Finalists (4)'':

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* Montaigu Tournament :''Champions (9)'': 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006

References

External links

Official site
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