France team guide

Two-time U19 winners France will fear no one in Greece after coming out on top in five of their six qualifiers and sealing their spot by beating elite round rivals England 2-1 in a winner-takes-all showdown. Olympique Lyonnais forward Gnaly Cornet got the decisive goal in that game and is one of a number of players available to coach Patrick Gonfalone with valuable top-flight experience, a list that also includes livewire Juventus prospect Kingsley Coman. "We won it in 2000 [when the competition was a U18 event], 2005 and 2010, so our objective will be to be up there with the best," commented Gonfalone. "We will compete to go as far as possible."

Qualifying round: FYR Macedonia 2-1, Liechtenstein 6-0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-0 (Group 12 winners)

Elite round: Azerbaijan 2-0, Denmark 2-0, England 2-1 (Group 7 winners)

Key players
Kingsley Coman (midfielder, Juventus), Gnaly Cornet (forward, Olympique Lyonnais), Olivier Kemen (midfielder, Newcastle United FC), Sehrou Guirassy (forward, Stade Lavallois)

Coach: Patrick Gonfalone
Date of birth: 02/11/1955
Former winger Gonfalone first turned to coaching with SC Abbeville in 1986 and served as assistant coach with France's U21s before taking command of the U17s in 2009 and U19s last year.

Team records

Qualifying top scorer
Sehrou Guirassy: 3

UEFA European Under-19 Championship best
Winners 2005, 2010
Runners-up 2013

Honours in UEFA youth competitions
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winners 2004, 2015
Runners-up 2002, 2008

UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Winners 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000

UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Runners-up 1996, 2001

International Youth Tournament (U18)
Winners 1949
Runners-up 1950, 1968

Other honours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winners 2013
Fourth place 2011

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winners 2001