And so the UFWC title arrives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup final in the hands of current Unofficial Football World Champions Croatia, who face challengers France. This is the tenth time the UFWC title has been contested at the WC final, and the 17th time the UFWC and FIFA title have been “unified”. So the winner of the World Cup final, either France or Croatia, can claim to be the undisputed official FIFA and unofficial UFWC football world champions.
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Current UFWC Champions
 | FRANCE | SINCE 15/07/2018 | DEFEATED CROATIA |
Next UFWC Title Match
| 06/09/2018 |  | Germany | VS | France | | Munich | UN |
What is the UFWC?
The Unofficial Football World Championships is an alternative international football tournament contested in a boxing-style title match format. Winners of UFWC title matches become title-holders, and Unofficial Football World Champions, and move up the rankings table. UFWC lineage stretches back to the very first international football match in 1872, 58 years before the World Cup. Read More…
Latest UFWC Results
| # | DATE | HOME | SCORE | AWAY | VENUE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 948 | 17/07/2018 | | FRANCE | 4-2 | CROATIA |  | Moscow | WC | + |
| 947 | 11/07/2018 | | CROATIA | 2-1 | ENGLAND |  | Moscow | WC | + |
| 946 | 07/07/2018 | | CROATIA* | *2-2 | RUSSIA |  | Sochi | WC | + |
| 945 | 01/07/2018 | | CROATIA* | *1-1 | DENMARK |  | Nizhny | WC | + |
| 944 | 26/06/2018 | | DENMARK | 0-0 | FRANCE | | Moscow | WC | + |
| 943 | 21/06/2018 | | DENMARK | 1-1 | AUSTRALIA |  | Samara | WC | + |
| 942 | 16/06/2018 |  | PERU | 0-1 | DENMARK | | Saransk | WC | + |
| 941 | 09/06/2018 |  | SWEDEN | 0-0 | PERU | | Gothenburg | FR | + |
| 940 | 03/06/2018 | | PERU | 3-0 | SAUDI ARABIA |  | St Gallen | FR | + |
| 939 | 29/05/2018 | | PERU | 2-0 | SCOTLAND |  | Lima | FR | + |
* = won on penalties. + = click for match report.
Latest UFWC Rankings
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Last Held | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Scotland | 149 | 86 | 28-Mar-2007 |
| 2 | | England | 145 | 73 | 20-Jun-2000 |
| 3 |  | Argentina | 105 | 62 | 28-Mar-2017 |
| 4 |  | Netherlands | 82 | 50 | 09-Jul-2014 |
| 5 | | Russia | 64 | 41 | 23-Feb-2000 |
| 6 |  | Brazil | 71 | 38 | 17-Jun-2015 |
| 7 | | Germany | 67 | 28 | 03-Sep-2014 |
| 7 | | Sweden | 46 | 28 | 06-Feb-2013 |
| 9 |  | Italy | 56 | 27 | 22-Aug-2007 |
| 10 | | France | 54 | 26 | CURRENT |
Teams ranked by number of title matches won.
Complete UFWC rankings
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The UFWC title reached the penultimate stage of the FIFA World Cup as reigning Unofficial Football World Champions Croatia played original UFWC champions England. Croatia took the title from Denmark in the round of 16, then beat Russia in the quarter finals – with both wins coming via penalty shoot-outs. England were the first UFWC champions in 1873 – 145 years ago. They beat Colombia in the round of 16 and Sweden in the quarter finals to set up this clash. As a reminder, whoever wins the 2018 World Cup final will unify the UFWC and FIFA titles and become undisputed unofficial and official football world champions.
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The UFWC title reached the quarter finals stage of 2018 World Cup in the hands of Unofficial Football World Champions Croatia, who faced hosts Russia. Croatia took the title from Denmark in a penalty shootout win in the round of 16. It was Croatia’s first ever UFWC victory. Russia are one of the most successful sides in UFWC history, with 41 UFWC title match victories. After just three more matches, the UFWC and FIFA unofficial and official titles will be unified, and one nation will be crowned as the undisputed football world champions. Could Croatia hold on, or would Russia take the title into the semi finals?
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As the 2018 World Cup heads towards the quarter finals stage we know that, after just three more matches, the UFWC and FIFA unofficial and official titles will be unified, and one nation will be crowned as the undisputed football world champions. Croatia are the current Unofficial Football World Champions, having taken the UFWC title from Denmark in a penalty shootout win in the round of 16. Denmark had taken the title from Peru in the group stage, and Peru had begun the tournament as UFWC champions. Croatia v Russia is the next UFWC title match, with only eight teams left in the tournament. Ahead of that quarter final, let’s catch up and see where the UFWC stands.
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