glasgow sheep Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 http://www.ufwc.co.uk/index.html UFWC Title Match Preview:Scotland vs Georgia Glasgow, 24/03/07 Scotland vs GeorgiaThis exciting Unofficial Football World Championships title match sees current champions Georgia travel to Glasgow's Hampden Park to take on all-time UFWC champions Scotland. The match is also a vital Euro 2008 qualifier. Scotland currently top Group B with nine points, while Georgia have only three points - but the improving Georgians have proved they will be no pushovers. The match will be Alex McLeish's first in charge of the Scottish side, following Walter Smith's decision to return to club football with Rangers. McLeish will face off against former Bayer Leverkusen boss Klaus Toppmoller, who has vastly improved Georgia's recent fortunes. Georgia defeated Uruguay and Turkey in their last two games. Scotland lost their last match 2-0 to Ukraine, but had previously beaten France 1-0. McLeish will be without injured Everton striker James McFadden, suspended Celtic defender Steven Pressley, and Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, who is both injured and suspended. Toppmoller, meanwhile, can recall his three most influential players - AC Milan stopper Kakha Kaladze, who has recovered from a serious head injury, Schalke midfielder Levan Kobiashivili, and AZ Alkmaar striker Shota Arveladze. Former Rangers striker Arveladze has scored 23 goals this season, and last week helped AZ knock Newcastle United out of the UEFA Cup. Arveladze won seven trophies under Alex McLeish at Rangers. 'He is a manager - he can manage the team,' he perceptively said of the new Scotland boss this week. Of Toppmoller, Arveladze said, 'I've been saying for the last ten years that we needed a foreign coach. Toppmoller is an experienced coach, who knows how to organise a team, and knows what he wants. It is still early days, but the signs are positive.' Georgia are also likely to include former Rangers flop Zurab Khizanishvili, who is currently reviving his career at Blackburn Rovers, and Gogita Gogua, the highly-rated 23-year-old who missed out on a move to Hearts in January when the SFA rejected his work permit appeal. 'This is a chance for me to prove I was good enough to play in Scotland,' he says. Should Scotland win, and become Unofficial Football World Champions, they will defend their title four days later against official world champions Italy. This potential 'unification' match between unofficial and official champions could see the victorious side crowned 'undisputed champions'. Seven nations have previously had claim to the title of Undisputed Football World Champions, having held both the official World Cup and unofficial UFWC title simultaneously. Italy were the first side to achieve this feat, winning the World Cup in 1938, and winning the UFWC title in 1939. Italy, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, and France have all been undisputed football world champions twice, and Uruguay and England have both had the honour once. If Georgia retain their title, they will go on to defend it against the Faroe Islands, and will then play Lithuania. The match result will appear here shortly after the final whistle, and a full match report will be posted on the following day. Link to comment
Milners Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 mmm is this General, straight, no nonsense chat about Aberdeen Football Club and the SPL - nope :D!!!! Link to comment
Baggy89 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Surely if England have been undisputed chamions once so have we, were we not the first side to beat them after whatever year it was they won the World Cup. Or does it mean you actually have to win the world cup, you can't be undisputed if you merely beat the holders of both the official WC and the unofficial version? Link to comment
NPRC Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 No your undisputed if you hold the actual world cup and this jazz at the same time... Link to comment
10MenWent2Mow Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 woo hoo, we did it, unofficial world champs for the first time in 40 years. According to the site they are trying to find out the Club world champions, wouldnt think that it would be too interesting though as there are very few games between intercontinental clubs and it would end up going to one continent and staying there for quite some time. Think it could be one of the shortest reigns in UFWC history though. Unless we can sneak a draw on Wednesday. Link to comment
BTR Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 No your undisputed if you hold the actual world cup and this jazz at the same time... For example - Italy, this coming Wednesday night. Link to comment
Guest glasgowdon Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 How does beating Georgia make us the unofficial champs? Link to comment
TheChimp Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 How does beating Georgia make us the unofficial champs? Retract that statement now young man and click the link at the top of the thread. Link to comment
TheChimp Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Link not found. It's all Mal's fault then isn't it? Kick him. Proper linky Link to comment
Guest glasgowdon Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Nah that one worked for me lol. Link to comment
TheChimp Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Can we kick you also? Service not found Works for me. Kick yourself. :thumbs: Link to comment
Guest glasgowdon Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Had a quick browse, this is a bit sh*te. Link to comment
Milners Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Had a quick browse, this is a bit sh*te. I think its a great idea - and quite good to base it on the boxing!!! We are the champions!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unofficial_Fo...d_Championships Link to comment
K-9 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 And Italy claim the title off Scotland tonight. Official and unofficial world champions!! Link to comment
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