Ireland can become Unofficial Football World Champions

radiospan

Watching Ireland beating the World Champions in rugby today got me thinking about the last time Ireland were the "Unofficial Football World Champions".

It was in 1977 when we beat France 1-0.

The current Unofficial Football World Champions are the Czech Republic (see here: http://www.ufwc.co.uk/). So, if we beat them in the friendly on March 31st, we could be Unofficial World Champions of rugby and soccer in the one month!

valor

its a stupid concept : but anyway, if you follow it : beating France would not make us unofficial world champions, as the Czech Republic currently holds that "illustrious" title.

Hydromonkey

Originally posted by valor
its a stupid concept : but anyway, if you follow it : beating France would not make us unofficial world champions, as the Czech Republic currently holds that "illustrious" title.

Think you're missing the point there. If we beat the Czech Republic on the 31st we WILL become unofficial champions. He wasn't talking about playing France

valor

yes i completely missed it.

Dustaz

haha, thats brilliant

Oswald Osbourne

Whats even weirder is England haven't held it since 1975! All the other major nations seem to have won it at least once over the past 10 years or so.

Also before we go blowing our own trumpets at our success it might be worth bearing in mind that such footballing world powers as Australia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru have held the title at one time or another.

All that said tho heres hoping we win the title at the end of the month!

p.pete

Yipee 2-1 to Ireland, does that make us the Unofficial Football World Champions?

qwertyup

And unofficial Rugby World Champions to boot.

Villain

Originally posted by p.pete
Yipee 2-1 to Ireland, does that make us the Unofficial Football World Champions?

I guess it does!!!

Lets keep an eye on the site:D

p.pete

Originally posted by irish1
I guess it does!!!

Lets keep an eye on the site:D

Any excuse for a drink:D

Villain

Oh yes we are!!!

woosaysdan

thats a crap way of deciding but hey were champions!!!

johnor

How did the first ufwc winner win the the title?

Comon Ireland....


john

eirebhoy

Originally posted by johnor
How did the first ufwc winner win the the title?

AFAIK it was the winner of the first ever match.

We should have it for a while now. Poland (a), Romania (h), Holland (h), Cyprus.:)

BKtje

outta curiosity... After the next world cup is a new champion crowned or does the title only changeafter the unofficial world champs are beate?

Tellox

Originally posted by eirebhoy
AFAIK it was the winner of the first ever match.

We should have it for a while now. Poland (a), Romania (h), Holland (h), Cyprus.:)

We're playing holland in amsterdam.

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Originally posted by B-K-DzR
outta curiosity... After the next world cup is a new champion crowned or does the title only changeafter the unofficial world champs are beate?

According to the site, only if the current UFWC are beaten does the title change hands.

uberwolf

\0/ we are the champions, we are the champions

*in my head I can hear Queen singing