Mali U20 2-3 France U20 in the U-20 World Championship, round 3 at Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia (15,139 capacity).

Mali U20 won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–W–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 2 times: Mali U20 0 wins, France U20 2, 0 draws.