The WMCSFA 7-a-side is the first step on the way to the world schools' football finals which are held annually in exotic places such as New York and Marrakesh. The winners of this competition qualify for the Midlands finals, then the national finals and then the world finals. Over recent years, BPSFA districts have had hitherto unheard of success in a competition traditionally dominated by non-Birmingham districts. In 2017, South Birmingham made it to the national finals before succumbing to an extra-time deflected goal. A year later in 2018, Sutton Coldfield also made it to the national finals before losing a keenly contested semi-final to the eventual winners.