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The Scotland national under-20 football team, controlled by the
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, is
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
's national under 20 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the
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. The team represents Scotland in international Under 20 competitions such as the
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.


History

Scotland reached the quarter-finals of the World Youth Championship on two occasions: in 1983, where they lost to eventual winners
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; and in 1987, when tournament runners-up
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won on penalties. The team last played in a competitive tournament in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Scotland qualified for by finishing second in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. An under-20 team was selected for the 2017 Toulon Tournament, the first time since 1999 Scotland competed. Scotland registered a first ever win against
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at any level in the groups. The team finished with the
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, which was the nations first ever medal in the competitions 45 year history.


Competitive record


FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record


Other tournaments


Squad

The following squad was selected for a friendly match with Turkey under-20s in November 2018.


Past squads

* 1983 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad * 1987 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad * 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad


References


External links


SFA (under 20s)


{{UEFA under-20 teams F European national under-20 association football teams Youth football in Scotland