Unofficial Football World Championships

The Unofficial Football World Championships ( UFWC ) ("unofficial football world championship") is a fictitious championship title in men's football , the holder of which is determined via a knockout system . B. is known from boxing. The current holder of the fictional title is the Netherlands , which defeated Germany 4-2 on September 6, 2019 as part of the European Championship qualification .

Current title holder
Netherlands
Title holder since
September 6, 2019	4-2 against Germany ( European Championship qualification )
Title defenses
September 9, 2019	4-0 against Estonia (European Championship qualification)
October 10, 2019	3-1 against Northern Ireland (European Championship qualification)
October 13, 2019	2: 1 against Belarus (European Championship qualification)
16th November 2019	0-0 against Northern Ireland (European Championship qualification)
19th November 2019	5-0 against Estonia (European Championship qualification)
Next game
4th September 2020	against Poland ( Nations League )

idea

For a long time football was predominantly played in Great Britain and the British Home Championship winner has been considered the best team in the world since 1883. The British did not participate in real world championships until 1950, and in their first world championships between 1950 and 1962 the British teams never finished in the bottom four. In 1966 England became world champions. When Scotland defeated the reigning world champions on April 15, 1967, many Scots took the view that they were now more legitimate, albeit unofficial, soccer world champions.

A Scottish football fan who phoned a British radio show in 2002 also advocated this thesis. The idea was then picked up by The Guardian newspaper , and in 2003 journalist Paul Brown created the UFWC website. Based on the idea of ​​an “unofficial soccer world championship”, all previous men's international soccer matches are listed in chronological order and evaluated according to a knockout system . A report in the English soccer magazine FourFourTwo brought the UFWC title more attention.

regulate

1. The national team that won the first country comparison in football history ("first unofficial football world championship") is the first "unofficial football world champion". This was England , who defeated Scotland 4-2 in their second international match in 1873 after the first game was a draw.
2. Each subsequent international match in which the title holder's team competes is a title match. Currently, this only includes international matches accredited by FIFA .
3. The winner of a title game is an “unofficial soccer world champion”. Extra time and penalty shoot-outs count. In the event of a tie, the title remains with the defending champion.

history

1872 to 1930

The first international football match in history took place on November 30, 1872 between England and Scotland and ended 0-0. It was not until the second meeting of the two teams on March 8, 1873 that England won and thus became the first “unofficial soccer world champion” - although this, like all other titles up to 2003, was only determined retrospectively.

Since 1876 Wales and since 1882 Ireland also played against England and Scotland, but the UFWC title only switched back and forth between England and Scotland until 1903. Ireland first won the title in 1903 by defeating Scotland and Wales in 1907. Outside Great Britain and Ireland the title was first defended in 1909, but until 1931 it remained in the hands of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

1931 to 2000

Austria became the first team outside the UK to win the UFWC title in 1931 and defend it for a year and a half. Then the title went back to the British Isles for six years, but in the 1940s it stayed more and more frequently in mainland Europe. During the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the USA became the first non-European team to become unofficial world champions. With short breaks, the title stayed in America for the next 16 years. During this time, the Netherlands Antilles, the smallest country to ever win the title, also became unofficial world champions. In 1966 the Soviet Union brought the title back to Europe. They lost it to Germany in the same year in the FIFA World Cup, and Germany lost it to England in the Wembley final , making them the second team after Brazil to win both the FIFA and UFWC titles in the World Cup final. So it came in 1967 to the game between England and Scotland that provided the idea for the unofficial World Cup.

Eleven years later, the title went back to America, before it was won again by a European team in 1982 with Poland's victory over Peru . Until 1992 it remained mostly in European ownership - only Argentina could hold the title for a year.

There is a lack of clarity regarding the game on May 28, 1967 between the reigning UFWC title holder USSR and Mexico in what was then Leningrad . FIFA named Mexico 2-0 in their international match statistics, but did not mention the venue. The Mexican federation counts the game as 2-0 for the USSR and also names the two Soviet goalscorers (Chislenko, 64th and Bishovetz , 83rd). The UFWC statistics follow the latter variant. and the RSSSF statistics According to the FIFA result, there would be other titleholders for the period from May 28, 1967 to July 7, 1974.

In the 1990s , the UFWC title changed continent frequently: after Australia (1992 against the USA), an Asian national team (against Colombia) won the title for the first time in 1995 with South Korea . However, they lost it shortly afterwards to Yugoslavia , whereupon the title changed between European and South American teams for the last 5 years of the century. At the beginning of 2000 he went to Israel for a short time for the first time , which is in the Middle East but is part of the European confederation UEFA .

From 2001 onwards

The title stayed in Europe until May 2004, when Ireland lost it to Nigeria , the first African title holder. In 2006, with Uruguay and Venezuela , South American teams won the title again. Then he went to Europe again for five years until Argentina defeated reigning world champions Spain in late 2010 , but lost to Japan in the next game. After 15 years, the title went back to an Asian team and only left this continent in early 2013 when North Korea lost to Sweden on penalties at the King's Cup . Shortly thereafter, Argentina took the title back from Sweden, but lost to Uruguay in World Cup qualification in October 2013 . In the group stage of the 2014 World Cup finals, Uruguay lost the title to Costa Rica , which brought him to the finals. There it went to Germany in the final of the World Cup, but on September 3 of the same year it lost it to Argentina, the World Cup final opponent, with a 2: 4 in a friendly.

Change of title at FIFA World Cups and continental tournaments

It is logically imperative that when the reigning UFWC title holder reaches the knockout phase of a tournament (for example the FIFA World Cup or a continental tournament), the UFWC is united with the title played in the tournament, because the knockout mode ensures that the Winner of the tournament in the tournament finals also wins or defends the UFWC. However, the mere participation of the UFWC title holder in a FIFA World Cup or a continental tournament does not guarantee unification, as it is possible for the UFWC title holder to remain undefeated in the group stage and still be eliminated from the tournament.

FIFA World Cups

When the British champions and reigning unofficial soccer world champions England went to the World Cup in Brazil in 1950, the unofficial title was also played for the first time at a FIFA World Cup. And the title left Europe for the first time, as England surprisingly lost in their second group game to the USA, which were again defeated by Chile three days later. Chile was eliminated anyway and was able to keep the title beyond the World Cup, so that he stayed in South America for the next eight years with a short break. Only in 1957/1958 did the title get back into a final round via World Cup qualification. The reigning world champion Germany got him in the group stage from Argentina and brought him to a World Cup final for the first time. Here Germany lost the semi-finals against hosts Sweden, which was the first unofficial soccer world champion to go to a World Cup final. Brazil won in the final and combined both titles.

At the 1978 World Cup , Argentina needed two attempts: In the preliminary round it was not possible to take the title from Italy. After Italy had lost him to the Netherlands in the second round, Argentina won him in the final together with the World Cup. Four years later, Italy also needed two attempts to win the title: In the group there was a draw with title holder Peru. Peru lost the title shortly afterwards to Poland, and with a 2-0 win against Poland in the semi-finals, Italy became unofficial and shortly afterwards also official world champions.

In total, the title changed eight times in a World Cup final: 1958, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1998, 2010, 2014 and 2018. The title was defended twice in the World Cup final: 1982 and 1986. Only twice, in 1974 and In 2010, one team (each from the Netherlands) managed to defend the title through an entire World Cup tournament through to the final. Both times, however, the title was lost (together with the official World Cup) in the final, in 1974 to Germany and 2010 to Spain. The Dutch also lost it most often (four times) at a World Cup.

The title changed most frequently at the World Championships in 1986 and 2014. In 1986, Germany initially lost it to Denmark. He went to Belgium via Spain (for the first time with a win on penalties). Argentina defeated Belgium shortly afterwards, went into the World Cup final against Germany as the unofficial world champion and combined both titles here. At the 2014 World Cup , Costa Rica took the title in the group stage and carried it into the finals. Here it went to the Netherlands, then to Argentina, and in the World Cup final on July 13, 2014 to the new official and unofficial world champion Germany.

competition	Title change (in bold = world champion)
1950	England → USA → Chile
1958	Argentina → Germany → Sweden → Brazil
1962	England → Czechoslovakia → Mexico
1966	USSR → Germany → England
1974	Netherlands → Germany
1978	France → Italy → Netherlands → Argentina
1982	Peru → Poland → Italy
1986	Germany → Denmark → Spain → Belgium → Argentina
1994	Romania → Switzerland → Colombia
1998	Argentina → Netherlands → Brazil → France
2010	Netherlands → Spain
2014	Uruguay → Costa Rica → Netherlands → Argentina → Germany
2018	Peru → Denmark → Croatia → France

Until 1950, the unofficial soccer world champions did not take part in FIFA World Cups. In 1954, 1970, 1990, 2002 and 2006 the titleholders could not qualify for the finals.

Continental tournaments

The title also changed in three European, seven South American and one Central and North American championships. In a European, two South American and an Asian championship, the title could be defended throughout the tournament. The teams of the continental federations Africa and Oceania lost the title before there was another continental championship.

European championships

competition	Title change (in bold = European champions)
1984	Yugoslavia → Belgium → France
1996	Russia → Italy → Czech Republic → Germany
2000	Germany → England → Romania → Italy → France

In 1976 , Czechoslovakia was able to defend the title against Germany in the European Championship final.

In 1960, 1964 and 1980 a South American team held the UFWC title, Australia in 1992 (he moved to Argentina during the European Championship finals), Nigeria in 2004 (he moved to Angola during the European Championship finals), North Korea in 2012, Mexico in 2016 ( Change during the tournament to Chile), and in 1968, 1972, 1988 and 2008, the European UFWC title holder did not take part in the European Championship finals.

South American Championships

competition	Title change (in bold = South American champions)
1953	Brazil → Peru → Uruguay
1955	Paraguay → Argentina
1956	Argentina → Brazil
1957	Argentina → Peru
1959b	Brazil → Uruguay
1979	Argentina → Bolivia (→ Paraguay )
2015	Brazil → Colombia → Argentina → Chile
2016	Uruguay → Mexico → Chile

During the Copa América 1979, Bolivia played outside the tournament in a friendly against Paraguay and lost the title to Paraguay, which later became the South American champions in 1979, by a 2-0 draw.

Brazil was able to defend the UFWC title at the Copa America in Argentina in 1959 , but not win the South America title due to two draws. In 1993 Argentina was able to defend the UFWC title at the Copa America .

In 1910 to 1949, 1967, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2019 European teams held the title during the Copa America, in 1963 Central American teams, in 2004 an African and 2011 an Asian team .

Central and North American Championships

competition	Title change (in bold = Central and North American champions)
1963	Mexico → Netherlands Antilles →   Costa Rica

Teams from other associations held the title at the following CONCACAF championships.

Asian Championships

In 2011 Japan was able to defend the title against Australia in the final.

In 2012, North Korea defended the title with five wins at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup .

At the previous Asian Championships, teams from other associations held the title.

FIFA World Cup ™ matches against the UFWC title holder

So far, there have been 22 games between the current FIFA World Champion and the UFWC title holder. The FIFA World Cup winner was able to win eight times and thus “lead” both titles, the UFWC title holder won six times, and eight games ended in a draw, so that the UFWC title holder retained his title. The first game between the two title winners went down in football history as the Battle of Highbury . Italy played the most frequently (8 times) as FIFA world champions against the UFWC title holder, England and Czechoslovakia the most frequently (3 times each) as UFWC title holders against the FIFA world champions. In addition, the winner of the World Cup finals in 1958, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1998, 2010, 2014 and 2018 took over both titles at the same time. These games are not listed here because the winner was not the current title holder before the final. So far, only Italy in 1982 and Argentina in 1986 as UFWC titleholders have managed to defend this title in a World Cup final and thus become FIFA world champions at the same time. In both cases Germany was the final opponent and both had taken the UFWC title in the semi-finals. So far, none of the teams that have traveled to a FIFA World Cup as UFWC champions have been able to defend their title. But in 1986 Germany had the chance, after losing the title in the meantime, to regain it in the final.

date	place	occasion	FIFA world champion	UFWC title holder	Result
Nov 14, 1934	London	Friendly match	Italy	England	2: 3
May 13, 1939	Milan	Friendly match	Italy	England	2: 2
0June 4, 1939	Belgrade	Friendly match	Italy	Yugoslavia	2: 1
03rd Mar 1940	Turin	Friendly match	Italy	Switzerland	1: 1
0Dec. 1, 1940	Genoa	Friendly match	Italy	Hungary	1: 1
May 16, 1948	Turin	Friendly match	Italy	England	0: 4
Apr 13, 1952	Santiago de Chile	Pan American Championship	Uruguay	Chile	0: 2
15th Mar 1953	Lima	Copa America	Uruguay	Brazil	0: 1
28 Mar 1953	Lima	Copa America	Uruguay	Peru	3-0
Apr 18, 1954	Asunción	Friendly match	Uruguay	Paraguay	1: 1
0June 8, 1958	Malmo	World Cup group game	BR Germany	Argentina	3: 1
0July 9, 1960	Montevideo	Friendly match	Brazil	Uruguay	0: 1
0June 2, 1962	Viña del Mar	World Cup group game	Brazil	Czechoslovakia	0-0
June 20, 1976	Belgrade	EM final	BR Germany	Czechoslovakia	2: 2 after 3: 5 in conjunction E.
Nov 17, 1976	Hanover	Friendly match	BR Germany	Czechoslovakia	2-0
June 14, 1978	Buenos Aires	World Cup intermediate round	BR Germany	Italy	0-0
0Jan. 4, 1981	Montevideo	Friendly match	Argentina	Brazil	1: 1
25th Mar 1998	Stuttgart	Friendly match	Brazil	Germany	2: 1
0July 7, 1998	Marseille	World Cup semi-finals	Brazil	Netherlands	1: 1 a.d. 4: 2 i. E.
0July 2, 2000	Rotterdam	EM final	France	Italy	2: 1 according to the Basic Law
28 Mar 2007	Bari	European Championship qualification	Italy	Scotland	2-0
Nov 14, 2009	Pescara	Friendly match	Italy	Netherlands	0-0

Games of the UFWC title holder against the FIFA world ranking leader

So far there have been 5 matches between the current UFWC title holder and the leader of the FIFA world rankings, which has been in the lead since 1993 . The world number one was able to win three times and thus "lead" both titles, and the UFWC title holder won twice.

date	place	occasion	UFWC title holder	World ranking leader	Result
25th Mar 1998	Stuttgart	Friendly match	Germany	Brazil	1: 2
0July 7, 1998	Marseille	World Cup semi-finals	Netherlands	Brazil	1: 1 n.v. 2: 4 i. E.
0July 2, 2010	Port Elizabeth	World Cup quarter-finals	Netherlands	Brazil	2: 1
June 26, 2016	East Rutherford	Copa América Centenario Final	Chile	Argentina	0: 0 n.v. E.
23 Mar 2017	Buenos Aires	World Cup qualification	Chile	Argentina	0: 1

Teams that were simultaneously FIFA world champions, UFWC champions and (since 1993) world rankings leaders

team	All titles	FIFA world champion	UFWC title holder	World ranking leader
Italy	June 4, 1939 to November 12, 1939	June 10, 1934 to July 16, 1950	June 4, 1939 to November 12, 1939
Uruguay	March 28, 1953 to April 10, 1954	July 16, 1950 to July 4, 1954	March 28, 1953 to April 10, 1954
BR Germany	June 8, 1958 to June 24, 1958	July 4, 1954 to June 29, 1958	June 8, 1958 to June 24, 1958
Brazil	June 29, 1958 to December 12, 1959	June 29, 1958 to July 30, 1966	June 29, 1958 to December 12, 1959
England	July 30, 1966 to April 15, 1967	July 30, 1966 to June 21, 1970	July 30, 1966 to April 15, 1967
BR Germany	July 7, 1974 to March 12, 1975	July 7, 1974 to June 25, 1978	July 7, 1974 to March 12, 1975
	November 17, 1976 to February 23, 1977		November 17, 1976 to February 23, 1977
Argentina	June 25, 1978 to July 18, 1979	June 25, 1978 to July 11, 1982	June 25, 1978 to July 18, 1979
Italy	July 11, 1982 to October 27, 1982	July 11, 1982 to June 29, 1986	July 8, 1982 to October 27, 1982
Argentina	June 29, 1986 to June 10, 1987	June 29, 1986 to July 8, 1990	June 25, 1986 to June 10, 1987
Brazil	March 25, 1998 to April 29, 1998	July 17, 1994 to July 12, 1998	March 25, 1998 to April 29, 1998	July 21, 1994 to May 16, 2001
	July 7, 1998 to July 12, 1998		July 7, 1998 to July 12, 1998
Italy	April 18, 2007 to July 18, 2007	July 9, 2006 to July 11, 2010	March 28, 2007 to August 22, 2007	April 18, 2007 to July 18, 2007
Spain	July 14, 2010 to September 7, 2010	July 11, 2010 to July 13, 2014	July 11, 2010 to September 7, 2010	July 14, 2010 to August 24, 2011
Germany	July 17, 2014 to September 3, 2014	July 13, 2014 to July 15, 2018	July 13, 2014 to September 3, 2014	July 17, 2014 to July 9, 2015 July 6 to August 10, 2017 September 14, 2017 to August 16, 2018
France	August 16 to October 25, 2018	since July 15, 2018	July 15, 2018 to November 16, 2018	August 16 to October 25, 2018

Eternal table

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

The following table sorts the teams based on the number of games as title holders. If several teams have the same number, they are sorted first according to the number of days on which they were title holders and then according to the length of time they are no longer title holders.

space	team	Association	Games as title holders	Days as the title holder	defeated previous title holder	won titles Games	first title holder on	last time title holder on
1	Scotland	UEFA	103	13.003	20th	86	07th Mar 1874	28 Mar 2007
2	England	UEFA	88	7.506	21st	74	0March 8 1873	June 20, 2000
3	Netherlands	UEFA	74	2,789	12	57	02nd Mar 1973	current title holder
4th	Argentina	CONMEBOL	74	2,781	16	59	02nd Mar 1955	28 Mar 2017
5	Russia	UEFA	50	1,580	6th	41	Feb 23, 1966	Feb 23, 2000
6th	Brazil	CONMEBOL	45	1,500	8th	36	Apr 20, 1952	17th June 2015
7th	Germany	UEFA	40	1,416	11	31	0Apr 6, 1941	06 Sep 2019
8th	France	UEFA	39	1,457	7th	28	0Nov 1, 1969	Nov 16, 2018
9	Uruguay	CONMEBOL	37	1,544	8th	23	28 Mar 1953	Nov 15, 2016
10	Italy	UEFA	30th	1.002	9	27	0June 4, 1939	22 Aug 2007
11	Sweden	UEFA	29	1,519	7th	28	0Nov 7, 1943	0Feb 6, 2013
12	Hungary	UEFA	27	1,138	7th	17th	31 Mar 1940	Sep 10 2008
13	Chile	CONMEBOL	23	1,403	8th	18th	02nd July 1950	23 Mar 2017
14th	Czech Republic	UEFA	23	648	5	15th	May 31, 1962	31 Mar 2004
15th	Spain	UEFA	22nd	1,256	5	16	June 11, 1961	0Sep 7 2010
16	Peru	CONMEBOL	21st	597	5	14th	19 Mar 1953	June 16, 2018
17th	Austria	UEFA	16	816	2	12	May 16, 1931	June 16, 1968
18th	Japan	AFC	15th	403	1	11	0Oct 8, 2010	Nov 15, 2011
19th	Switzerland	UEFA	14th	1,124	7th	10	Nov 12, 1939	June 26, 1994
20th	Colombia	CONMEBOL	14th	1,118	4th	8th	04th Sep 1963	June 26, 2015
21st	Wales	UEFA	13	1,821	8th	12	04th Mar 1907	Sep 14 1988
22nd	North Korea	AFC	13	435	1	10	Nov 15, 2011	Jan. 23, 2013
23	Greece	UEFA	12	528	2	11	Jan. 17, 1990	May 24, 2008
24	Paraguay	CONMEBOL	12	457	3	8th	Apr 10, 1954	06 Sep 2016
25th	Romania	UEFA	10	269	4th	8th	29 Mar 1989	May 23, 2006
26th	Costa Rica	CONCACAF	10	180	2	8th	28 Mar 1963	05th July 2014
27	Bulgaria	UEFA	9	422	3	6th	May 19, 1971	04th Sep 1985
28	Northern Ireland	UEFA	8th	2,709	4th	5	21 Mar 1903	Oct 14, 1933
29	Angola	CAF	8th	280	1	7th	June 20, 2004	27 Mar 2005
30th	Bolivia	CONMEBOL	8th	211	4th	7th	29 Sep 1957	31 Aug 2017
31	Zimbabwe	CAF	8th	195	1	7th	27 Mar 2005	0Oct 8, 2005
32	Belgium	UEFA	7th	188	4th	5	June 13, 1984	Jan. 17, 1990
33	Denmark	UEFA	6th	90	3	3	June 13, 1986	01st July 2018
34	Serbia	UEFA	5	144	3	5	May 18, 1939	May 31, 1995
35	Ireland	UEFA	5	122	2	3	30th Mar 1977	May 29, 2004
36	Poland	UEFA	5	41	2	4th	June 22, 1982	0May 7, 1989
37	Mexico	CONCACAF	4th	303	2	3	0June 7, 1962	June 18, 2016
38	Nigeria	CAF	4th	61	2	4th	0Oct 8, 2005	Nov 16, 2005
39	Portugal	UEFA	3	314	2	2	Nov 13, 1983	04th June 1992
40	Ecuador	CONMEBOL	3	63	1	2	June 20, 1965	22 Aug 1965
41	Croatia	UEFA	3	14th	1	3	01st July 2018	15th July 2018
42	United States	CONCACAF	3	13	2	2	June 29, 1950	June 14, 1992
43	Georgia	UEFA	2	129	1	2	Nov 15, 2006	24 Mar 2007
44	Israel	UEFA	2	63	1	1	Feb 23, 2000	Apr 26, 2000
45	Turkey	UEFA	2	35	1	1	Sep 12 2007	Oct 17, 2007
46	Venezuela	CONMEBOL	1	21st	1	1	27 Sep 2006	Oct 18, 2006
47	South Korea	AFC	1	4th	1	1	Jan. 31, 1995	0Feb. 4, 1995
48	Australia	OFC	1	4th	1	1	June 14, 1992	June 18, 1992
49	Netherlands Antilles	CONCACAF	1	4th	1	1	24 Mar 1963	28 Mar 1963
Remarks: ↑ Corresponds to all title games actually won, even after overtime or a penalty shoot-out, i.e. the number of title games minus all defeats and draws in which neither overtime nor a penalty shoot-out was necessary. ↑ The statistics of Russia include the results of the national team of the former Soviet Union before 1990. ↑ Germany's statistics include the results of the former West German national team from 1945–1990. ↑ The statistics of the Czech Republic include the results of the national team of the former Czechoslovakia before 1990. ↑ The Northern Ireland Statistics include the Irish National Football Team ( IFA ) results prior to 1921. ↑ Serbia itself has never won the title. The statistics of Serbia include the results of the former national teams of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ↑ The title was won by the U-21 team and is not included in the RSSSF statistics . ↑ At the time of "winning the title" Australia was a member of the OFC, now it belongs to the AFC.

Records

• Most consecutive games as title holder: 22 - Netherlands (from 19 November 2008 to 11 July 2010)
• Longest uninterrupted period as title holder: 2926 days - Scotland (from March 13, 1880 to March 17, 1888)
• Shortest uninterrupted period of time as title holder: 3 days - USA (June 29 to July 2, 1950), Peru (April 6 to 9, 1957), Belgium (June 13 to 16, 1984 and June 22 to 25, 1986) , Italy (June 11-14, 1996), the Netherlands (July 4-7, 1998) and England (June 17-20, 2000)
• Shortest time to recapture title: 3 days - Argentina (lost April 6, 1957 to Peru, reclaimed April 9, 1957 from Peru)
• The title has changed ten times through a win on penalties, first on June 22, 1986 to Belgium (from Spain), most recently to Croatia (from Denmark) on July 1, 2018
• A titleholder has defended the title on penalties fifteen times, most often Argentina (five times), most recently Croatia on July 7, 2018 (against Russia)

See also

• List of winners of the Unofficial Football World Championships
• Nasazzi rod

A comparable list is also kept for Germany's single-track 2. Bundesliga (from 1981/82 ). It includes all games of the championship, but not the relegation.

literature

• Paul Brown: Unofficial Football World Champions , Superelastic, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9562270-2-7
• Ulrich Hesse-Lichtenberger: How Austria became world champion , Die Werkstatt, 2008, ISBN 3-89533-597-5

Web links

• UFWC homepage
• Unofficial soccer World Cup at rsssf.com ( English )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FAQ. UFWC.co.uk, accessed June 25, 2010 . 
2. ↑ Games and results in Mexico (set period manually) . FIFA , accessed December 1, 2012 . 
3. ^ Estadistica. FEMEXFUT , accessed December 1, 2012 . 
4. ↑ UFWC Title Match Results 1967-1999. UFWC.co.uk, archived from the original on April 5, 2015 ; Retrieved December 1, 2012 . 
5. ^ Unofficial World Championship. RSSSF , accessed November 24, 2009 . 
6. ^ From September 20th to October 25th together with Belgium.
7. ↑ The true master of the 2nd Bundesliga - Second League. zweiiga.org, accessed on August 3, 2016 .