West Germany vs Netherlands 1974
West Germany 2-1 Netherlands, 7 July 1974 World Cup final, Olympiastadion, Munich Scorers: Breitner (pen), Muller (West Germany), Neeskens (pen) (Netherlands) Euro champions West Germany took on UFWC...
View ArticleEngland vs Germany 2000
Ahead of the Netherlands vs England game, we look at the last time England won the UFWC title. England 1-0 Germany, 17 June 2000 European Championships, Stad du Pays, Charleroi, Belgium Scorer: Shearer...
View ArticleItaly vs West Germany 1982
Italy will have another chance to become undisputed official and unofficial champions on 14 November when they take on current title holders the Netherlands. Ahead of that match we look at the first...
View ArticleGermany vs Sweden 1942
CLASSIC UFWC TITLE MATCH: Germany 2-3 Sweden, 20 September 1942 Friendly, Olympiastadion, Berlin Scorers: Lehner, Klingler (Germany); Nyberg, Carlsson, Martensson (Sweden) After losing 2-1 to...
View ArticleUFWC Top Goalscorers – 2010 Update
Around three years’ ago, I did some research into the UFWC’s all-time top goalscorers. In the wake of the Netherlands’ recent record-breaking run as UFWC champions, I have done some further research to...
View ArticleSwitzerland vs Germany 1941
CLASSIC TITLE MATCH: Switzerland 2-1 Germany 20 April 1941 Friendly, Stade de Swiss, Berne Scorers: Monnard, Amadò (Switzerland); Hahnemann (Germany) During the Second World War, the German side played...
View ArticleUFWC spin-offs update: part 2
Following yesterday’s first part, Peter Waring continues his round-up of UFWC spin-off competitions, today covering women’s national teams: Women’s world championship. The United States were on a long...
View ArticleThe biggest ever UFWC title match wins
Japan’s 8-0 win over Tajikistan this week was the biggest UFWC title match win for more than 20 years. Mike Havenaar, Shinji Okazaki, and Shinji Kagawa scored two goals each, and Yuichi Komano and...
View ArticleUFWC at the European Championship Final
The UFWC title will not be up for grabs during Sunday’s UEFA Euro 2012 final between Spain and Italy, with the current Unofficial Football World Champions being the very un-European North Korea....
View ArticleUFWC spin-offs update 2013
Ahead of the North Korea vs Sweden UFWC title match, we’re taking one of our regular looks at the main UFWC “spin-offs” – the unofficial continental titles, the wooden spoons, and the women’s titles –...
View ArticleUFWC Top 50 Goals Part 1: 1948-1979
Many of the UFWC goals scored in the past 65 years or so can be viewed online. (In particular, the YouTube collection of sp1873 is absolutely magnificent.) Watching the goals provides further proof of...
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UFWC World Cup Classics: England vs West Germany, 1966
England 4-2 West Germany AET 30 July 1966 World Cup Final Wembley Stadium, England Scorers: Hurst (3), Peters (England); Haller, Weber (Germany) 1966 and all that was the scene of England’s greatest...
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UFWC World Cup Classics: West Germany vs Netherlands, 1974
West Germany 2-1 Netherlands 7 July 1974 World Cup Final Olympiastadion, Munich Scorers: Breitner (pen), Muller (West Germany); Neeskens (pen) (Netherlands) Euro champions West Germany took on UFWC...
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World Cup Classics: West Germany vs Argentina, 1986
West Germany 2-3 Argentina 29 June 1986 World Cup Final Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Scorers: Rummenigge, Voller (West Germany); Brown, Valdano, Burruchaga (Argentina) Tumultuous earthquakes killed...
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Netherlands 0-0 Argentina (Arg win 4-2 on pens)
Netherlands 0-0 Argentina (Arg win 4-2 on pens) 9 July 2014 Arena Corinthians, São Paulo World Cup Semi Final Another 0-0 draw after extra-time and another penalty shoot-out, but a different result as...
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Germany 1-0 Argentina, FIFA and UFWC titles unified
Germany 1-0 Argentina AET 13 July 2014 Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil World Cup Final Scorer: Goetze A wonderful goal by wunderkind Mario Goetze secured Germany their fourth World Cup title....
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Following the UFWC at the World Cup
During the past month or so, over the course of the World Cup, the UFWC trophy has changed hands four times. Along the way I’ve managed to watch the drama unfold from three different continents as a...
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Germany vs Argentina: World Cup Final rematch
Germany vs Argentina 3 September 2014 Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf Less than two months after the World Cup Final, where Germany defeated Argentina to become official FIFA and unofficial UFWC champions,...
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Germany 2-4 Argentina: WC champions lose UFWC title
Germany 2-4 Argentina 3 September 2014 Friendly Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf Scorers: Aguero, Lamela, Fernandez, Di Maria (Argentina), Schurrle, Goetze (Germany) Less than two months after losing the World...
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UFWC Review of the Year 2014
15 title matches, 32 goals, six champions – that’s a summary of the Unofficial Football World Championships in 2014. In contrast to 2013, this year the UFWC was mostly dominated by some of...
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