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England national under-20 football team

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England U-20
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPaul Nevin (Interim)
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1981)
Best resultChampions (2017)

England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s) or England Men's Elite Squad, represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

England were champions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, after defeating Venezuela in the final of the 2017 tournament.[1]

From October 2023, the squad was rebranded as the England Men's Elite League Squad to reflect their participation in the Under 20 Elite League.[2]

On 23 August 2024, Paul Nevin was appointed head coach of the age group on an interim basis after Ben Futcher temporarily moved up to take charge of the England U21s.[3]

Tournament history

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA Squad
Tunisia 1977 did not qualify
Japan 1979 did not qualify
Australia 1981 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 9 7 Squad
Mexico 1983 did not qualify
Soviet Union 1985 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad
Chile 1987 did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1989 did not qualify
Portugal 1991 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad
Australia 1993 Third place 6 3 2 1 6 4 Squad
Qatar 1995 did not qualify
Malaysia 1997 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 9 3 Squad
Nigeria 1999 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 4 Squad
Argentina 2001 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2003 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 2 Squad
Netherlands 2005 did not qualify
Canada 2007 did not qualify
Egypt 2009 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad
Colombia 2011 Round of 16 4 0 3 1 0 1 Squad
Turkey 2013 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 5 Squad
New Zealand 2015 did not qualify
South Korea 2017 Champions 7 6 1 0 12 3 Squad
Poland 2019 did not qualify
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
Argentina 2023 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 5 4 Squad
Chile 2025 did not qualify
Total[5] 12/24 49 16 16 17 50 48

Fixtures and results

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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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22 May 2023 Group stage England  1–0  Tunisia Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Scarlett 25' Report Attendance: 2,765
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
25 May 2023 Group stage England  3–2  Uruguay Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Humphreys 22'
Joseph Yellow card 42'
Devine 45+4'
Scott Yellow card 75'
Cox Yellow card 84'
Gyabi 90+5'
Report Fr. González 49'
Abaldo 90+9'
Attendance: 27,231
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
28 May 2023 Group stage England  0–0  Iraq Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Report Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
31 May 2023 Round of 16 England  1–2  Italy Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
18:00 Devine 24'
Quansah Yellow card 86'
Report Baldanzi 8'
Casadei 87' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,832
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

2023–2024 European Elite League

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12 October 2023 Romania  2–0  England Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17:00 Mihai 5'
Trică 16'
Report
17 October 2023 England  1–2  Portugal Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
19:00 Soglo 22' Report 9'
Falé 90+4'
Attendance: 1,756
Referee: Sunny Gill (England)
16 November 2023 England  0–3  Italy Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:00 Report Hasa 37', 89' (pen.)
Missori 87'
Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Will Finnie (England)
20 November 2023 Germany  2–3  England Jahnstadion Regensburg
17:00 Wanner 8'
Godo 55' (o.g.)
Report Joseph 31'
Edozie 59'
Webster 90'
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Martin Speckner (Germany)
22 March 2024 Poland  1–5  England Stadion Miejski, Białystok
17:00 Żuberek 80' Report Iroegbunam 39'
Scarlett 47', 54', 71' (pen.)
Nelson 87'
Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (Poland)
26 March 2024 Czech Republic  1–3  England Městský stadion, Ostrava
14:00 Horsky 49' Report Arblaster 3'
Scarlett 76', 90'
Attendance: 970
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

Friendlies

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7 June 2024 England  2–1  Sweden Stadion ŠRC Sesvete, Sesvete
15:00 Alves 12'
Scarlett 60'
Report Gül 89' Referee: Toni Dadić (Croatia)
11 June 2024 England  2–2  Republic of Ireland Gradski Stadion, Vrbovec
15:00 Brown 45+2'
Scarlett 47' (pen.)
Report Hodge 3'
Oko-Flex 88'
Referee: Ivan Vuković (Croatia)

2024–2025 European Elite League

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6 September 2024 Turkey   England Pendik Stadium, Istanbul
17:00
10 September 2024 England   Romania Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:00

Players

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Current squad

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Players born between September 2004 and August 2005 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2005 and August 2006 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2006 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Turkey and Romania, to be played 6 and 10 September 2024.[6]

Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Ben Cisse (2005-09-27) 27 September 2005 (age 18)[7] England West Bromwich Albion
1GK Luca Gunter (2005-03-23) 23 March 2005 (age 19)[8] England Tottenham Hotspur
1GK Tommy Simkin (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19) England Walsall (on loan from Stoke City)

2DF Max Alleyne (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19) England Manchester City
2DF Ryan Andrews (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 20) England Watford
2DF Kaelan Casey (2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 19) England West Ham United
2DF Luke Chambers (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20) England Wigan Athletic (on loan from Liverpool)
2DF Ben Chrisene (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) England Norwich City
2DF Ben Nelson (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) England Leicester City
2DF Ashley Phillips (2005-06-26) 26 June 2005 (age 19) England Stoke City (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
2DF Reuell Walters (2004-12-16) 16 December 2004 (age 19) England Luton Town

3MF Ollie Arblaster (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20) England Sheffield United
3MF Jobe Bellingham (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 18) England Sunderland
3MF Sammy Braybrooke (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20) Scotland Dundee (on loan from Leicester City)
3MF Alfie Devine (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 20) England Tottenham Hotspur
3MF Darko Gyabi (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) England Plymouth Argyle (on loan from Leeds United)
3MF Nico O'Reilly (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19) England Manchester City

4FW Will Alves (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19) England Leicester City
4FW Dom Ballard (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19) England Blackpool (on loan from Southampton)
4FW Romain Esse (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 (age 19) England Millwall
4FW Omari Kellyman (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 18) England Chelsea
4FW Dane Scarlett (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) England Oxford United (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
4FW Emre Tezgel (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 18) England Stoke City

Recent call-ups

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The following players have previously been called up to the England under-20 squad and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Tommy Setford (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 England Arsenal v.  Sweden,  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[9]
GK James Beadle (2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 20) 6 0 England Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) v.  Poland,  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[10]
GK Joe Whitworth (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Exeter City (on loan from Crystal Palace) v.  Italy,  Germany, 16–20 November 2023[11]
GK James Wright (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 19)[12] 0 0 Spain Real Unión (on loan from Aston Villa) v.  Italy,  Germany, 16–20 November 2023[13]
GK Charlie Setford (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[14]

DF Roman Dixon (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 19) 2 0 England Everton v.  Sweden,  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[9]
DF Kellen Fisher (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20) 2 0 England Norwich City v.  Sweden,  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[9]
DF Brad Hills (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20) 2 0 England Norwich City v.  Sweden,  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[9]
DF Lewis Hall (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 19) 6 0 England Newcastle United v.  Poland,  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[10]
DF Jadel Katongo (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 19) 4 0 England Manchester City v.  Poland,  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[10]
DF Zach Awe (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Accrington Stanley (on loan from Southampton) Training Camp, September 2023[15]
DF Brooke Norton-Cuffy (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Italy Genoa 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[16]

MF Noel Buck (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 2 0 United States New England Revolution v.  Sweden,  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[9]
MF George Earthy (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 19) 2 0 England Bristol City (on loan from West Ham) v.  Sweden,  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[9]
MF Alex Matos (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 19) 2 0 England Chelsea v.  Sweden,  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[9]
MF Adam Wharton (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0 England Crystal Palace v.  Poland,  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[10]
MF Bobby Clark (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg v.  Poland,  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[10]
MF Lewis Miley (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18) 1 0 England Newcastle United v.  Poland,  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[10]
MF Emran Soglo (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19) 3 1 France Marseille v.  Italy,  Germany, 16–20 November 2023[11]
MF Dan Gore (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 19) 2 0 England Manchester United v.  Italy,  Germany, 16–20 November 2023 INJ[11]
MF Charlie Webster (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) 3 1 England Burton Albion v.  Italy,  Germany, 16–20 November 2023[11]
MF Archie Gray (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18) 1 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Italy,  Germany, 16–20 November 2023[11]

FW Benicio Baker-Boaitey (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 England Port Vale (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) v.  Sweden,  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[9]
FW Bailey Cadamarteri (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 19) 2 0 England Lincoln City (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) v.  Sweden,  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[9]
FW Divin Mubama (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 19) 3 0 England Manchester City v.  Poland,  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[10]
FW Kaide Gordon (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 19) 2 0 England Liverpool v.  Poland,  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[10]
FW Omari Forson (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Italy Monza v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[14]
FW Michael Olakigbe (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) 2 0 England Wigan Athletic (on loan from Brentford) v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[14]
FW Sonny Perkins (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Leyton Orient (on loan from Leeds United) Training Camp, September 2023[17]
FW Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023 INJ[18]
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.

References

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