England national under-20 football team

England U-20

Nickname	The Three Lions
Association	The Football Association (The FA)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Darren Moore
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
United Arab Emirates 0–5 England  (Johor Bahru, Malaysia; 20 June 1997)  Poland 1–5 England  (Białystok, Poland; 22 March 2024)
Biggest defeat
England 0–8 Argentina  (Toulon, France; 13 June 2003)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1981)
Best result	Champions (2017)
Medal record Men's football FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 South Korea Team 1993 Australia Team Under 20 Elite League 2017–18 Team

England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s), 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

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
1977	did not qualify
1979	did not qualify
1981	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	9	7	Squad
1983	did not qualify
1985	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad
1987	did not qualify
1989	did not qualify
1991	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	4	Squad
1993	Third place	6	3	2	1	6	4	Squad
1995	did not qualify
1997	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	9	3	Squad
1999	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	4	Squad
2001	did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	2	Squad
2005	did not qualify
2007	did not qualify
2009	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	6	Squad
2011	Round of 16	4	0	3	1	0	1	Squad
2013	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	5	Squad
2015	did not qualify
2017	Champions	7	6	1	0	12	3	Squad
2019	did not qualify
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	5	4	Squad
2025	did not qualify
2027
2029	to be determined
Total	12/26	49	16	16	17	50	48

Fixtures and results

Friendlies

England  v  Japan

14 November 2025	England	1–1	Japan	Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster
19:30	Lacey 77'	Report	Ishii 90+3'	Attendance: 1,796

Italy  v  England

27 March 2026	Italy	3–3	England	Riano Athletic Center, Riano, Italy
14:30	Matteo Lavelli 66' Giacomo Stabile 72' Dominic Vavassori 89'	Report	Tom Watson 15', 45+1' Ayden Heaven 58'	Referee: Kevin Bonacina (Italy)

2026–2027 European Elite League

Italy  v  England

25 September 2026	Italy	1–3	England	Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia
10:30	Golambeckis 66' (o.g.)	Report	Derry 37' Moore 52' Lacey 82'

France  v  England

29 September 2026	France	1–2	England	Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia
10:30	Peter 69'	Report	Mheuka 9' Moore 14'

England  v  Germany

3 October 2026	England	–	Germany	Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia
16:30

Players

Current squad

Players born between September 2006 and August 2007 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2007 and August 2008 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2008 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Italy, France and Germany, to be played between 25 September and 3 October 2026.

Caps and goals correct as of 3 October 2026, after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Oliver Whatmuff	(2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Stockport County (on loan from Manchester City)
13	1GK	Nicholas Michalski	(2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Crawley Town (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
22	1GK	Khari Ranson	(2007-09-13) 13 September 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Arsenal
	1GK	Finlay Herrick	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 20)	2	0	West Ham United
2	2DF	Sol Sidibe	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 19)	3	0	PSV
3	2DF	Harry Amass	(2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Manchester United
5	2DF	Ayden Heaven	(2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 20)	6	1	Manchester United
6	2DF	Airidas Golambeckis	(2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 18)	1	0	West Ham United
12	2DF	Ezra Mayers	(2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 19)	1	0	West Ham United
15	2DF	Kian Noble	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 19)	2	1	Manchester City
16	2DF	Brooklyn Nfonkeu-Feuba	(2007-07-01) 1 July 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Manchester City
17	2DF	Christian McFarlane	(2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Leicester City (on loan from Manchester City)
4	3MF	Trey Nyoni	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Liverpool
8	3MF	Chris Rigg	(2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 19)	3	0	Sunderland
10	3MF	Divine Mukasa	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 19)	1	0	West Ham United (on loan from Manchester City)
14	3MF	Harrison Armstrong	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Everton
19	3MF	Jack Fletcher	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Manchester United
21	3MF	Jim Thwaites	(2007-12-20) 20 December 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Manchester United
	3MF	George Hemmings	(2007-03-04) 4 March 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Aston Villa
7	4FW	Shea Lacey	(2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 19)	5	1	Manchester United
9	4FW	Shim Mheuka	(2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 19)	3	2	Celtic (on loan from Chelsea)
11	4FW	Mikey Moore	(2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 19)	3	2	1. FC Köln (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
18	4FW	Jesse Derry	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 19)	3	1	Sporting CP (on loan from Chelsea)
20	4FW	Jay Robinson	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Monza (on loan from Southampton)
23	4FW	Andre Harriman-Annous	(2007-12-28) 28 December 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Arsenal
	4FW	Jimmy-Jay Morgan	(2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 20)	2	0	West Bromwich Albion

Recent call-ups

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	Sam Proctor	(2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Shrewsbury Town (on loan from Aston Villa)	v.  Italy, March 2026
GK	Jack Thompson	(2006-12-14) 14 December 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Derby County	v.  Italy, March 2026
GK	Elyh Harrison	(2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Greenock Morton (on loan from Manchester United)	v.  Japan, November 2025
GK	Ted Curd	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Boreham Wood (on loan from Chelsea)	v.  Japan, November 2025
GK	George Pickford	(2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Everton	v.  Japan, November 2025
GK	Tommy Setford	(2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Stevenage (on loan from Arsenal)	v.   Switzerland, October 2025
GK	Matty Young	(2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Huddersfield Town (on loan from Sunderland)	v.  Portugal,   Switzerland, 21–24 March 2025
DF	Harrison Murray-Campbell	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 20)	4	0	Kortrijk (on loan from Chelsea)	v.  Italy, March 2026
DF	Olabade Aluko	(2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Leicester City	v.  Italy, March 2026
DF	Somto Boniface	(2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 20)	3	0	Leyton Orient (on loan from Ipswich Town)	v.  Italy, March 2026
DF	Jayden Meghoma	(2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 20)	3	0	Portsmouth (on loan from Brentford)	v.  Italy, March 2026
DF	Zach Abbott	(2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Southampton (on loan from Nottingham Forest)	v.  Italy, March 2026
DF	Kevin Pinto	(2006-09-23) 23 September 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Benfica	v.  Italy, March 2026
DF	Amara Nallo	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 19)	1	0	HJK (on loan from Liverpool)	v.  Japan, November 2025
DF	Triston Rowe	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Royal Charleroi (on loan from Aston Villa)	v.  Japan, November 2025
DF	Lakyle Samuel	(2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Exeter City (on loan from Manchester City)	v.   Switzerland, October 2025
DF	Mofe Jemide	(2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Alverca	v.   Switzerland, October 2025
DF	Charlie Tasker	(2006-02-24) 24 February 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Rochdale (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)	v.   Switzerland, October 2025
DF	Ishé Samuels-Smith	(2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Notts County (on loan from Chelsea)	v.  Italy, 5 September 2025
MF	Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 20)	3	0	Aston Villa	v.  Italy, March 2026
MF	Kieran Morgan	(2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 20)	3	0	Bradford City (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)	v.  Italy, March 2026
MF	Isaiah Dada-Mascoll	(2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Lommel (on loan from Manchester City)	v.  Italy, March 2026
MF	Preston Fearon	(2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 (age 19)	1	0	Forest Green Rovers (on loan from West Ham United)	v.  Italy, March 2026
MF	Callum Olusesi	(2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 19)	1	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Italy, March 2026
MF	Lewis Orford	(2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 20)	3	0	West Ham United	v.  Japan, November 2025
MF	Law McCabe	(2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Middlesbrough	v.  Japan, November 2025
MF	Charlie Gray	(2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Wigan Athletic (on loan from Manchester City)	v.  Japan, November 2025
MF	Harrison McMahon	(2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Chelsea	v.   Switzerland, October 2025
MF	Kiano Dyer	(2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Chesterfield (on loan from Chelsea)	v.   Switzerland, October 2025
FW	Joel Ndala	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 20)	3	0	Cercle Brugge	v.  Italy, March 2026
MF	Joshua Ajala	(2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 19)	2	0	West Ham United	v.  Italy, March 2026
FW	Romelle Donovan	(2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Sheffield United (on loan from Brentford)	v.  Italy, March 2026
FW	Errol Mundle-Smith	(2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Norwich City	v.  Italy, March 2026
FW	Tommy Watson	(2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 20)	1	2	Leicester City (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)	v.  Italy, March 2026
FW	Kadan Young	(2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Annecy (on loan from Aston Villa)	v.  Italy, March 2026
FW	Ethan Wheatley	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 20)	3	0	Lincoln City (on loan from Manchester United)	v.  Japan, November 2025
FW	Ato Ampah	(2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Stoke City	v.  Japan, November 2025
FW	Sam Amo-Ameyaw	(2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Strasbourg	v.  Japan, November 2025
FW	Micah Mbick	(2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Charlton Athletic	v.  Japan, November 2025
FW	Jayden Danns	(2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 20)	1	1	Liverpool	v.  Italy, September 2025
FW	Justin Oboavwoduo	(2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Juventus	v.  Italy, September 2025

• ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.
• ^SEN 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.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	4	1	2	1	5	3	+2	025.00
Australia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
Cameroon	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
China	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Chile	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Colombia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Egypt	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	033.33
Ghana	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	000.00
Guinea	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Iraq	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Italy	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Japan	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00
Mexico	5	2	2	1	2	1	+1	040.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
North Korea	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Qatar	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Romania	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
South Korea	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Syria	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Tunisia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Turkey	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
United States	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	033.33
Uzbekistan	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total	49	16	16	17	50	48	+2	032.65

References

External links

• Official FA England Under-20 website
• FIFA U-20 World Cup website