Rankings Table
Because of the unofficial nature of the title, there are no authoritative criteria for ranking the historical holders of the title. The UFWC website sorts teams by how many championship deciding matches they have won: others have used cumulative length of time holding the title, a points system for matches won, drawn and lost, or other methods.
This table ranks the teams according to the number of matches that they have started as title holders, and in the event of a tie, uses cumulative days as title holder and then shorter length of time since the title was last held as second and third criteria.
| Rank | Country | Matches as champion |
Days as champion |
Reigns as champion |
Title matches won* |
Title last held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 103 | 13,003 | 20 | 86 | 2007-03-28 28 March 2007 |
| 2 | England | 88 | 7,506 | 21 | 73 | 2000-06-20 20 June 2000 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 66 | 2,299 | 9 | 49 | 2010-07-11 11 July 2010 |
| 4 | Argentina | 62 | 2,474 | 11 | 51 | 2010-10-08 8 October 2010 |
| 5 | Russia | 50 | 1,580 | 6 | 41 | 2000-02-23 23 February 2000 |
| 6 | Brazil | 37 | 1,251 | 7 | 29 | 1998-07-12 12 July 1998 |
| 7 | Germany | 36 | 1,198 | 9 | 27 | 2000-06-17 17 June 2000 |
| 8 | France | 34 | 1,333 | 6 | 25 | 2001-03-28 28 March 2001 |
| 9 | Italy | 30 | 1,002 | 9 | 27 | 2007-08-22 22 August 2007 |
| 10 | Sweden | 28 | 1,505 | 6 | 26 | 2008-11-19 19 November 2008 |
| 11 | Hungary | 27 | 1,138 | 7 | 17 | 2008-09-10 10 September 2008 |
| 12 | Spain | 24 | 1,256 | 5 | 17 | 2010-09-07 7 September 2010 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 23 | 648 | 5 | 15 | 2004-03-31 31 March 2004 |
| 14 | Uruguay | 20 | 1,031 | 6 | 16 | 2006-11-15 15 November 2006 |
| 15 | Austria | 16 | 816 | 2 | 12 | 1968-06-16 16 June 1968 |
| 16 | Japan | 16 | 403 | 1 | 11 | 2011-11-15 15 November 2011 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 14 | 1,124 | 7 | 10 | 1994-06-26 26 June 1994 |
| 18 | Wales | 13 | 1,821 | 8 | 12 | 1988-09-14 14 September 1988 |
| 19 | Colombia | 13 | 1,109 | 3 | 8 | 1995-01-31 31 January 1995 |
| 20 | Chile | 13 | 1,066 | 4 | 11 | 1982-03-30 30 March 1982 |
| 21 | Greece | 12 | 528 | 2 | 11 | 2008-05-24 24 May 2008 |
| 22 | Paraguay | 11 | 452 | 2 | 7 | 1979-12-05 5 December 1979 |
| 23 | Peru | 11 | 308 | 4 | 7 | 1982-06-22 22 June 1982 |
| 24 | North Korea | 10 | 7002385000000000000385 | 1 | 9 | Current champions |
| 25 | Romania | 10 | 269 | 4 | 8 | 2006-05-23 23 May 2006 |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 9 | 422 | 3 | 6 | 1985-09-04 4 September 1985 |
| 27 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 2,709 | 4 | 5 | 1933-10-14 14 October 1933 |
| 28 | Angola | 8 | 280 | 1 | 7 | 2005-03-27 27 March 2005 |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 8 | 195 | 1 | 7 | 2005-10-08 8 October 2005 |
| 30 | Belgium | 7 | 188 | 4 | 5 | 1990-01-17 17 January 1990 |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 6 | 160 | 1 | 5 | 1963-09-04 4 September 1963 |
| 32 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 144 | 3 | 5 | 1995-05-31 31 May 1995 |
| 33 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | 122 | 2 | 3 | 2004-05-29 29 May 2004 |
| 34 | Bolivia | 5 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 1994-04-20 20 April 1994 |
| 35 | Poland | 5 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1989-05-07 7 May 1989 |
| 36 | Nigeria | 4 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 2005-11-16 16 November 2005 |
| 37 | Portugal | 3 | 314 | 2 | 2 | 1992-06-04 4 June 1992 |
| 38 | Denmark | 3 | 75 | 2 | 3 | 1989-08-23 23 August 1989 |
| 39 | Ecuador | 3 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 1965-08-22 22 August 1965 |
| 40 | United States | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1992-06-14 14 June 1992 |
| 41 | Georgia | 2 | 129 | 1 | 2 | 2007-03-24 24 March 2007 |
| 42 | Israel | 2 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 2000-04-26 26 April 2000 |
| 43 | Turkey | 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2007-10-17 17 October 2007 |
| 44 | Mexico | 1 | 290 | 1 | 1 | 1963-03-24 24 March 1963 |
| 45 | Venezuela | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2006-10-18 18 October 2006 |
| 46 | South Korea | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1995-02-04 4 February 1995 |
| 47 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1992-06-18 18 June 1992 |
| 48 | Netherlands Antilles | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1963-03-28 28 March 1963 |
* Including matches won on extra time and penalties.
† As of 4 December 2012
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