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Ireland can become Unofficial Football World Champions

  • 06-03-2004 7:15pm
    #1
    radiospan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭


    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!


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  • #2
    valor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,296 ✭✭✭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.


  • #3
    Hydromonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 615 ✭✭✭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


  • #4
    valor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,296 ✭✭✭valor


    yes i completely missed it.


  • #5
    Dustaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Dustaz


    haha, thats brilliant :)


  • #6
    Oswald Osbourne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 537 ✭✭✭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! :)


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  • #7
    p.pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭p.pete


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


  • #8
    qwertyup
    Closed Accounts Posts: 200 ✭✭qwertyup


    And unofficial Rugby World Champions to boot.


  • #9
    Villain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,951 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #10
    p.pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭p.pete


    Originally posted by irish1
    I guess it does!!!

    Lets keep an eye on the site:D
    Any excuse for a drink:D


  • #11
    Villain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,951 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    Oh yes we are!!!
    Champs.jpg


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  • #12
    woosaysdan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,093 ✭✭✭woosaysdan


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


  • #13
    johnor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 635 ✭✭✭johnor


    How did the first ufwc winner win the the title?

    Comon Ireland....


    john


  • #14
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭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.:)


  • #15
    BKtje
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,064 ✭✭✭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?


  • #16
    Tellox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,680 ✭✭✭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.


  • #17
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    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.


  • #18
    uberwolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,580 ✭✭✭uberwolf


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

    *in my head I can hear Queen singing


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