Absent from the official World Cup, Uruguay remain Unofficial Football World Champions

Despite failing to qualify for the official FIFA World Cup in Germany, Uruguay remain UFWC Unofficial Football World Champions

[ClickPress, Tue Jun 06 2006] They failed to qualify for the official FIFA World Cup, but Uruguay are the UFWC Unofficial Football World Champions. Uruguay defeated Tunisia in an exciting penalty shoot-out this week to retain the increasingly prestigious UFWC title. The two-time World Cup winners are surprise absentees from the official tournament, which kicks off in Germany on Friday, but their fans have been quick to celebrate their unofficial triumph.

The Unofficial Football World Championships is an exciting international football competition contested in a simple boxing-style title system. Winners of title matches become title holders, and move up the rankings. The UFWC title has been contested by almost 100 nations at more than 800 matches spanning over 130 years. UFWC history dates back to 1872, 58 years before the first World Cup.

Uruguay took the UFWC title from Romania in May, and subsequently held off challenges from Serbia & Montenegro, Libya, and then Tunisia in the run-up to the official World Cup. Uruguay narrowly failed to qualify for Germany 2006, losing a play-off match on penalties to Australia. Uruguay's defence of the UFWC title will resume after the World Cup.

The Official Website of the Unofficial Football World Championships (http://www.ufwc.co.uk), claiming to be the home of international soccer's REAL champions, features fixtures and results, plus a wealth of statistics and features.

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