Japan U20 3-1 France U20 in the U20 Friendly Games, round 1.

Japan U20 won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–D–D–W), scoring 11 and conceding 9.

France U20 won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–W–W), scoring 13 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 3 times: Japan U20 1 win, France U20 2, 0 draws.