England national under-20 football team


England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20, 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.
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]. This reverted back to England U20s in August 2025.

Tournament history

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Fixtures and results

2024–2025 European Elite League

Friendlies

Players

Current squad

Players born between September 2005 and August 2006 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2006 and August 2007 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2007 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.
The following players were named in the squad for a game against Japan, to be played 14 November 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2025, after the match against Japan.
''Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.''

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-20 squad and remain eligible.
  • Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.
  • Player withdrew from the squad due to a call-up to the under-21 team.

    Head-to-head record

The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
OpponentWin %

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