This is surprising information. The historic Maurice Revello tournament, better known as the Toulon tournament, will be played this summer without the France U20 team. The latter was, however, the title holder and almost always invited to this prestigious competition, which saw players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinédine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Dani Alves, Nicolas Anelka, David Trezeguet, and even Falcao, Hugo Lloris and Adrien Rabiot.
But she won’t be there this year. A choice that may surprise. According to our information, the FFF explains that this decision is linked to a question of budget, since it does not specifically want to allocate resources to the tournament to send an additional team. It is also a sporting choice, since the U20 selection will stop after the U20 World Cup. She also had no matches during this March break. Also, the federation is tired of the numerous refusals from clubs for the list of selected players, which distorts the team. Despite an XXL team in 2023 (Mathys Tel, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Leny Yoro) or 2025 (Ibrahim Mbaye, Tidiane Gomis or even Jaydee Canvot) for the Maurice Revello tournament, which was to prepare for the World Cup, France was unable to call them up during the U20 World Cup. A recurring and annoying situation.
