[1][2] WUFA initially announced 9 founding members, and were joined by the Yorkshire International Football Association on 8 July.

On 12 September 2020, WUFA announced their first tournament, the World Series, scheduled for 2021.

[7] On 6 April 2021, International Surrey Football announced it would host the first stage of the WUFA World Series, all 4 games were played behind closed doors due in part to local COVID restrictions imposed in the United Kingdom at the time.

[8] On 7 July 2021, WUFA announced the Kashmir Football Association as its newest member.

Kashmir was not previously a member of any non-FIFA organisation prior to joining WUFA.