FIFA World Cup host nations

Six countries have won the World Cup on home soil, with France being the last host nation to achieve the feat in 1998


1930 Uruguay		bt Argentina, 4-2		Winner
1934 Italy		Czechoslovakia, 2-1*		Winner
1938 France			Quarter-final
1950 Brazil					Final
1954 Switzerland		Quarter-final
1958 Sweden					Final
1962 Chile				Third-place
1966 England		West Germany, 4-2*		Winner
1970 Mexico			Quarter-final
1974 W. Germany		Netherlands, 2-1		Winner
1978 Argentina		Netherlands, 3-1*		Winner
1982 Spain			2nd round
1986 Mexico			Quarter-final
1990 Italy				Third-place
1994 United States		Last 16
1998 France		Brazil, 3-0			Winner
2002 Japan			Last 16
South Korea				Fourth-place
2006 Germany				Third-place
2010 South Africa	Group
2014 Brazil				Fourth-place

*After extra time


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Only teams from Europe and South America have ever lifted trophy
Asia, Africa: 1
North, Central America 3
South America 5
Europe: 11
Brazil (1958) are only team from South America to win World Cup in Europe


1998: Didier Deschamps


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