The team participated in the 2012 Viva World Cup, which was hosted by Kurdistan Iraq in June.

The operational aspects of this football team have been overseen and orchestrated by i-ACT, a humanitarian group located in Los Angeles, California, and directed by Gabriel Stauring and his team of volunteers.

As the Darfuri team lost the match against Western Sahara 1–5, they ranked 9th and last in their first international competition.

Moubarak Haggar Dougom scored the first goal ever for Darfur in the 46th minute.

Darfur competed in the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup, losing all their matches and winning the fair play award.