The Unofficial Football World Championships (UFWC) uses a knock-out title system similar to that used in boxing and professional wrestling. The UFWC was formalized and published by English journalist Paul Brown in 2003. The title is currently held by Peru, who won it from Bolivia on 31 August 2017.
The idea stemmed originally from some Scotland fans and sections of the media jokingly asserting that as they beat England (who had won the 1966 World Cup) in a British Home Championship match on 15 April 1967 – England's first loss after their FIFA World Cup victory – they were the "Unofficial World Champions".

Peru's next defence is against the Kiwi's in Wellington.

They have traced it back to the first international match, that game being a draw, so the first UFWC holders were England beating Scotland in the 2nd international match. Australia has held it for one game back in 1992.