Unofficial Football World Championships
| Current Champions | ||
|---|---|---|
 Chile |
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| Title Gained | ||
| 15 November 2016 | 3–1  Uruguay2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Santiago, Chile |
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| Title Defences | ||
| 11 January 2017 | 1–1 (4–1 pens.)  CroatiaFriendly, 2017 China Cup Nanning, China |
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| 15 January 2017 | 1–0  IcelandFriendly, 2017 China Cup Nanning, China |
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| Next Defence | ||
| 23 March 2017 |
 Argentina2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Goalscorers | ||
| 2 goals | Alexis Sánchez | |
| 1 goal | César Pinares, Ángelo Sagal, Eduardo Vargas | |
| Author | Paul Brown |
|---|---|
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Sports |
| Publisher | Superelastic |
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Publication date
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4 January 2011 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 186 |
| ISBN |
The Unofficial Football World Championships (UFWC) is an informal way of calculating the world's best international association football team, using a knock-out title system similar to that used in boxing and wrestling. The UFWC was formalized and published by English journalist Paul Brown in 2003. The title is currently held by Chile, who won it from Uruguay on 15 November 2016.
The idea stemmed originally from some Scotland fans and sections of the media jokingly asserting that as they beat England (who had won the 1966 World Cup) in a British Home Championship match on 15 April 1967 – England's first loss after their FIFA World Cup victory – they were the "Unofficial World Champions".
In 2003 freelance journalist Paul Brown defined the rules of the UFWC, traced its lineage and wrote an article in football magazine FourFourTwo. In 2011 Brown authored a book on the subject. Brown also created and maintains the championship's website which tracks its progression.
The Unofficial Football World Championships is not sanctioned by FIFA, nor does it have any sort of official backing. The winner is awarded a virtual trophy – the CW Alcock Cup, named after him as he was a major instigator in the development of international football in his role as FA secretary.
While the tracking of the Unofficial Football World Champions is a relatively recent phenomenon, the rules are such that results are analysed retrospectively to determine the championship's theoretical lineage from the very first international matches. A comprehensive list of results since 1872 is recorded by UFWC.
The first ever international match was a 0–0 draw between England and Scotland, on 30 November 1872 at Hamilton Crescent. The Unofficial World Championship thus remained vacant until the same two teams met again at the Kennington Oval on 8 March 1873. England won 4–2, and so are regarded as having become the inaugural Unofficial Football World Champions.Wales entered the 'competition' in 1876, and Ireland in 1882. The Championship however, continued to swap between Scotland and England until March 1903, when Ireland beat Scotland 2–0. Wales won the title for the first time in March 1907, beating Scotland 1–0. Scotland regained the Championship the following year, which saw England playing internationally. Scotland however, didn't do the same and so retained the title. By the end of 1909, England had taken the title and defended it outside of the British Isles for the first time. England defeated Hungary 4–2 on 29 May 1909.
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