England have learnt their schedule for this summer’s Toulon Tournament in May.
Gareth Southgate will be taking an U20 squad to the south of France for the annual competition, which starts on 22 May and ends on 1 June.
And after finding out that they will be facing Brazil, Colombia, Qatar and Republic Of Korea in Group B last month, England now know when and where they will be playing.
Toulon Tournament
U20 International Tournament
22 May - 1 June 2014
Group A: Chile, China, France, Mexico, Portugal
Group B: Brazil, Colombia, England, Qatar, Republic Of Korea
Their first opponents will be Qatar at the Stade Lagrange in Toulon on Tuesday 22 May, before taking on Brazil at the Stade Louis Hon in St.Raphael four days later.
Korea are next up on Wednesday 28 May in the Stade De Lattre in Aubagne.
England’s group games are rounded off on Friday 30 May when it’s back to Toulon to play Colombia.
From there, the top two nations from both Groups A and B will contest the Final and third-fourth play-off matches on Sunday 1 June.
Group A consists of France, Portugal, Chile, Mexico and China.
Southgate will name a larger initial Under-21 squad for the meet-up, which will start with the Three Lions' Euro qualifier with Wales on Monday 19 May.
After that game, those squad members who are too old to participate in Toulon will disperse before a 20-man group head out to France.
Southgate will select a larger squad for the meet-up
"It is absolutely what we hoped for - to play different teams with different styles," said Southgate.
"In terms of what I feel these players need as a challenge then it is great - South American teams, Asian teams and different styles.
"We can't get that in the normal qualification progammes in this age group and, of course, we miss out on the Olympics as well, as others get that experience at U23 level.
"Once the U20 World Cup is done, unless we play frendlies, we don't get that opportunity to play the same breadth of countries.
Mexico won the Toulon Tournament in 2012
"I think we have to have that. The clubs want their players to have different experiences and challenges to develop them.
"The slight unknown is how strong or how many of this group will go [to Toulon] because of the Championship play-offs - that could affect things quite dramatically."
* Please note the Toulon Tournament fixture schedule is subject to change.
