Four unlikely UFWC champions from this decade

France are the official world champions of football having won the 2018 World Cup in Russia but, should they have to put the title on the line every time there's a contest, new unofficial global kings of the beautiful game would be crowned. It's a unique concept that we keep close watch on here. That got us thinking about some of the most unlikely unofficial football world champions of the 2010s, so let's take a look at four of them from this decade.

France 1-3 Brazil: Oscar winning performance

Oscar, Luiz Gustavo and of course Neymar were all on target as Brazil won the first UFWC title match of 2015 to remain Unofficial Football World Champions. France scored first, and provided a dangerous challenge on their home turf, but few followers of the UFWC will have been surprised by this result, as Brazil's free-scoring post-World Cup resurrection continued under the management of Dunga. France created the first good...

France defeat Germany to remain undisputed champions

France came from behind once again to retain the UFWC title and ensure they remain the undisputed official and unofficial football world champions. Antoine Griezmann scored twice in the last half hour for France against struggling Germany. Germany took the lead from a penalty awarded after Paul Pogba was caught in possession and Leroy Sane's cross hit Presnel Kimpembe on the arm. Toni Kroos scored from the spot, just squeezing the ball under Hugo Lloris.

France retain UFWC title against Netherlands

France beat the Netherlands in this UEFA Nations League match to retain the UFWC title and remain unofficial (and official) football world champions. France were again without injured captain Hugo Lloris. Alphonse Areola deputised in goal. And the Netherlands were without Wesley Sneijder, who played his last match for the Dutch on Thursday after announcing his retirement from international football. Kylian Mbappe gave France the lead in the 14th minute from close range. The Netherlands equalised midway through the second half when Ryan Babel finished a nice team move. But France regained the lead when Benjamin Mendy set up Olivier Giroud to score the winner.

France vs Japan 2001

France Vs Japan 2001 | Classic Matches

France vs Peru 1982

France Vs Peru 1982 | Classic Matches

Future stars to look out for in the UFWC

Bolivia may be the current Unofficial Football World Champions after their surprise, yet superb and thoroughly deserved 2-0 win against Argentina in their World Cup Qualifying clash in La Paz, but they are likely to face strong competition from other nations who are starting to bring through the new generation of players that could lead them to glory in the future.

Georgia punch out Turkey

Georgia Punch Out Turkey | Match Report - FEB, 2007

Germany 1-0 Argentina, FIFA and UFWC titles unified

A wonderful goal by wunderkind Mario Goetze secured Germany their fourth World Cup title. In defeating Argentina, the Germans also took the UFWC title and became Unofficial Football World Champions. Having unified the FIFA and UFWC titles, Germany can claim to be the 'undisputed' champions. This was the fourth successive UFWC title match to go to extra time, but unlike the previous three it didn't go to penalties. Substitute Goetze's 113th minute strike was all that was required to win the game, as a fantastic World Cup came to an end.