Unofficial Football World Championships

The Unofficial Football World Championships ( UFWC ) ( Unofficial Football World Cup) is a fictional championship titles in football, its theoretical support is determined by a knockout system, when boxing used for example. Currently nominal title holder is the Uruguayan national football team, who won the unofficial World Cup on October 15, 2013 by 3-2 against Argentina.

The idea goes back to a Scottish football fan who rang in 2002 in a British radio program and the thesis advocated that Scotland had become by defeating the then official world champion England on April 15, 1967 unofficial football world champions. The idea was picked up by The Guardian newspaper in 2003 and freelance journalist Paul Brown created the UFWC website. There, the results of all previous football matches are listed chronologically based on this idea. More attention came to the UFWC title, as in the British football magazine FourFourTwo, a report appeared.

• 3.1 FIFA World Cup
• 3.2 Continental Tournaments 3.2.1 European Championships
• 3.2.2 South America Championships
• 3.2.3 Central and North America Championships
• 3.2.4 Asia Championships

Regulate

History

Remark

The only UFWC All titleholders since 2003. Exists from previous years were thus determined subsequently.

Prior to 1930,

The first international football match between England and Scotland on November 30, 1872 ended 0-0. Thus, it was the first time at the second meeting of the two teams on March 8, 1873 England an "unofficial football world champions". Although Wales ( since 1876 ) and Ireland (since 1882) fought out games against the respective UFWC titlist, changed the title to 1903 only between England and Scotland back and forth. Finally, Ireland could win the title with a victory over Scotland in March 1903. Wales won the title for the first time in 1907 - also against Scotland.

In 1909 the title was defended for the first time outside the UK. Yet he remained until the beginning of the 1930s in the hands of the British national teams. The predecessor of the Northern Ireland national team in 1927 to win the title for the first time.

1930-1990

As the first non- British team Austria won the UFWC title in 1931. Initially, the title was once again under taken to the British Isles, but in the '40s the title was then becoming more common in mainland Europe. During the FIFA World Cup 1950 won by the United States for the first time a non- European team the title. With a short break, the title the following 16 years remaining on the American continent. As the smallest country that has ever won the title - - During this time, the Netherlands Antilles were unofficial world champion. 1966 succeeded then the Soviet Union, to win the title again to Europe. However, they lost their title again in the same year during the FIFA World Cup in Germany, and Germany lost it in the final to England, which thus, as the second team to Brazil, both FIFA and the UFWC title in the World Cup final was won. So it was in 1967 that game between England and Scotland, which provided the idea for the UFWC title. The title left after 11 years again Europe to America, before he could be brought in 1982 with a victory over Peru Poland again by a European team. Until 1992 he remained mostly European-owned - only Argentina was the title in the meantime keep one year.

A discrepancy exists regarding the game on May 28, 1967 between the reigning champion UFWC USSR and Mexico in what was then Leningrad. The statistics of UFWC and RSSSF statistics of this game is listed as a 2-0 victory for the USSR. FIFA called in their international match statistics 2-0 for Mexico, but without naming the venue. The Mexican Association has the game, however, as 2-0 for the USSR and is also called the two Soviet Goalscorers ( Chislenko, 64th and Bishovetz, 83 ). According to the FIFA result there were other UFWC title holder for the period of May 28, 1967 to July 7, 1974.

1990-1999

In the 90 years of UFWC title changed very often the Continent: To Australia (1992 against the United States ) was the first time in 1995 with South Korea also an Asian national team win ( against Colombia) the title. However, they lost him right after that against Yugoslavia, after which the title changed the last 5 years of the decade between European and South American teams.

Since 2000

From the beginning of the new millennium until May 2004 only European teams won the title. Finally, Ireland lost the title to Nigeria, and thus to the first African title holder. 2006 could with Uruguay and Venezuela once again win South American teams in a title game, but since November 2006 UFWC title went five years to European teams before Argentina in late 2010 the reigning world champions Spain defeated, but in the next game again lost to Japan. Thus, the title went to 15 years back to an Asian team and left this continent until early 2013, when North Korea at the King 's Cup was defeated by the team from Sweden in a penalty shootout, which lost the title shortly afterwards to Argentina.

Change the title at the FIFA World Cup and continental tournaments

FIFA World Cup

For the first time changed the title in 1950 in a FIFA World Cup, when the U.S. was surprising win against England. Three days later, the United States lost it in the last group match to Chile. Since Chile was eliminated in the first round, they could keep him out of the World Cup.

For the first time in a World Cup final changed the title in 1958 by Sweden to Brazil, after Sweden had won the title of Germany in the semifinals. Germany in turn had won it in the first group match of Argentina.

Most commonly, the title changed at the 1986 World Cup., Where it first lost Germany to Denmark. About Spain and Belgium the title then emigrated to Argentina, who could defend him in the final against Germany. In this case, Belgium was able to take the first team to the title with a victory on penalties.

Overall, the title changed six times in World Cup finals: 1958, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1998 and 2010, twice the title in the World Cup final could be defended: .. 1982 and 1986 In the 1978 World Cup Argentina needed two attempts: First, it succeeded in the first round does not, Italy remove the title. After Italy had lost him in the second round in the Netherlands, Argentina could win him together with the world title. Four years later, Italy took also two attempts at the title from Peru to win: In the group match parted them both draw, Peru then lost the title in the group match against Poland, and Italy was achieved with a 2-0 victory over Poland in the semifinals but still winning the title.

Only twice, in 1974 and 2010, he managed a team to defend (in each case the Netherlands ) the title throughout the World Cup until the final. Both times was the title but then, together with the world title, lost in the final. The Dutch lost him most ( 4x) in a World Cup.

1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1990, 2002 and 2006 did not take the UFWC title holders participated in the FIFA World Cup.

Continental Tournaments

In Europe three -, six - and South America Central and North America Cup also changed the title. For a European, two South American and Asia Championship title was defended throughout the tournament. The crews of the continental federations Africa and Oceania lost the title before it came to a continental championship again.

European Championships

1960, 1964 and 1980, a South African team held the UFWC title, in 1992 Australia ( he changed during the European Championship finals in Argentina ), 2004 Nigeria ( he changed during the European Championship finals in Angola ), 2012 North Korea, and in 1968, 1972 1988 and 2008 did not take the European UFWC titlist part in the European Championship finals.

South America Championships

Brazil was at the Copa America in Argentina in 1959 to defend the UFWC title, but on the basis of 2 draw not win the South title. In 1993 Argentina defend the UFWC title at the Copa América.

1910-1949, 1967, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2007 had European teams during the Copa América held the title in 1963 Central American teams, 2004 and 2011 African Asian team.

Central and North America Championships

The following CONCACAF Championships each teams from other associations have held the title.

Asian Championships

2012 North Korea defended the title by five victories in the AFC Challenge Cup in 2012.

In the foregoing Asia Championships each teams from other associations have held the title.

Games of the FIFA World Cup against the UFWC titlist

So far there have been 22 games between the current FIFA World Cup and the UFWC title holder. Eight times could attract and " lead " so both titles, six times won the UFWC titleholder, eight games ended a draw, so the UFWC titlist retained his title of FIFA World Cup. The first game between the two title holders went down in football history as the Battle of Highbury. Italy played most often (8x ) as the FIFA World Cup against the UFWC titlist, England and Czechoslovakia most frequently (depending 3x) than UFWC title holder against the FIFA World Cup. In addition, the winner of the World Cup finals in 1958, took over in 1966, 1974, 1978, 1998 and 2010, both titles simultaneously. These games, however, are not listed here because the winner was not the current title holder before the final. So far only succeeded Italy in 1982 and Argentina in 1986 as UFWC titlist defend that title in a World Cup final and, thereby, to be FIFA World Cup. In both cases Germany was the final opponent and both had taken over the UFWC title in the semifinals. To date no team that traveled as UFWC title holder to a FIFA World Cup to defend the title. Germany, however, had the chance because temporary lost the title of recovering this in the final in 1986.

Games of UFWC honoree against the FIFA World Ranking leader

Previously there were three games between the current UFWC title holder and the leader of the guided since 1993 FIFA World Ranking. Twice won and thus " cause " both titles, winning once UFWC the title holder of the world ranking leader.

All time standings

Since the UFWC title is not an official title, there are no official criteria by which the teams can be assessed. The UFWC website sorts the teams according to the number of titles won games.

The following table sorts the teams based on the number of games as champions. If several teams are equal, so they are first sorted by the number of days on which they were champions and then after the length of time that they are no longer champions.

Records

• Most games in a row as title holder: 22 Netherlands ( 19 November 2008 to 11 July 2010)
• Longest uninterrupted period as champions: 2926 days - Scotland ( March 13, 1880 to March 17, 1888 )
• Shortest uninterrupted period as the title holder: 3 days - USA ( 29 June-2 July 1950), Peru ( 6 to 9 April 1957), Belgium ( June 13 to 16 in 1984 and 22 to 25 June 1986), Italy (11th-14th June 1996), The Netherlands ( 4 to 7 July 1998) and England ( 17 to 20 June 2000)
• Shortest period of time to recapture the title: 3 days - Argentina ( April 6, 1957 lost to Peru, April 9, 1957 recovered from Peru)
• Five times changed the title with a victory in the penalty shoot-out, first on June 22, 1986 Belgium ( Spain), most recently on January 23, 2013 Sweden ( North Korea )
• Thirteen times was the title holder to defend the title in the penalty shoot-out, most commonly Argentina ( 5x)