Northern Ireland coming one penalty close to UFWC glory

Just 37 days ago in UFWC match #961 the green and white army tried to win the Unofficial World Crown in Rotterdam to end 86 years waiting to winning this title again. Windsor Park in Belfast was a perfect stage to continue this mission by the northern irish squad.

Northern Ireland line up for UFWC

Current Unofficial Football World Champions Uruguay will play Northern Ireland on 30 May, ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil this summer. The fixture could offer Northern Ireland a chance to challenge for the UFWC title - if Uruguay are still the holders. As things stand, the next UFWC title match will see Uruguay play Austria in Klagenfurt on 5 March. If Uruguay avoid defeat, they will retain the UFWC title, and go on to defend it against Northern Ireland...

Northern Ireland vs Scotland 1923

Northern Ireland Vs Scotland 1923 | Classic Matches

Paraguay 2-5 Argentina

A reshuffled Argentina side breezed past Paraguay to retain the UFWC title and qualify for the 2014 World Cup. La Albiceleste were without the suspended Javier Mascherano, Gonzalo Higuain, Ezequiel Garay and Federico Fernandez. But Lionel Messi's two penalties, plus goals from Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria and Maxi Rodriguez, were more than enough to secure the Unofficial Football World Champions a place in Brazil next summer.

Paraguay beat Chile to take UFWC title

Paraguay are the new Unofficial Football World Champions following this great victory over Copa America champs Chile. It was Paraguay's first UFWC title match win since 1979 - when they also defeated Chile. The next UFWC challengers will be Uruguay.

Paraguay vs Argentina 1955

Paraguay Vs Argentina 1955 | Classic Matches

Peru aim to retain UFWC title against all-time champions Scotland

Reigning Unofficial Football World Champions Peru begin their World Cup warm-up with a title match against all-time UFWC champions Scotland. The match, in Lima on Tuesday, 29 May, is the first of the warm-ups before Peru head to Russia. La Blanquirroja, managed by popular Argentinian Ricardo Gareca - assisted by former Newcastle United midfielder Nolberto Solano, will also play Saudi Arabia on 3 June and Sweden on 9 June. Their World Cup campaign gets underway on 16 June against Denmark.

Peru defeat Iceland to set up UFWC clash with Scotland

Peru won their second UFWC title match in four days, beating Iceland 3-1 to retain the unofficial title and set up an much-anticipated title match against all-time unofficial champions Scotland. Backed by a large following of fans, Peru matched Iceland in the first half then dominated the second half in this World Cup warm-up in New Jersey. This was Peru's 12th UFWC title match win. Iceland have never won a UFWC match.

Peru hold on to UFWC title and World Cup hopes

Unofficial Football World Champions Peru held on to the UFWC title and their chances of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup on an incredible night of CONMEBOL football. Captain and centre forward Paolo Guerrero's brilliant equaliser secured a 1-1 draw against Colombia, which saw Peru hang on to a play-off place. The next UFWC title match will be the World Cup play-off against New Zealand.