FIFA World Cup host nations

Hosting the tournament has its advantages, with six countries going on to win the World Cup on home soil


1930 Uruguay 		bt Argentina, 4-2	Winner
1934 Italy		bt Czechoslovakia, 2-1*	Winner
1938 France 		Quarter-final
1950 Brazil		Final
1954 Switzerland 	Quarter-final
1958 Sweden 		Final
1962 Chile		Third place
1966 England 		bt West Germany, 4-2*	Winner
1970 Mexico 		Quarter-final
1974 W. Germany 	bt Netherlands, 2-1	Winner
1978 Argentina 		bt Netherlands, 3-1*	Winner
1982 Spain		2nd round
1986 Mexico		Quarter-final
1990 Italy		Third place
1994 United States 	Last 16
1998 France		bt Brazil, 3-0		Winner
2002 Japan		Last 16
     South Korea 	Fourth place
2006 Germany		Third place
2010 South Africa	Group
2014 Brazil		Fourth place
2018 Russia 		Quarter-final


TOURNAMENT HOSTS: Including Qatar 2022, which becomes first Middle Eastern country to host FIFA World Cup

Africa: 1
Asia 2
North, Central America 3
South America 5

Europe 11
France, Croatia, Belgium and England filled all four semi-final spots in 2018

Akram Afif
Qatar’s dynamic attacking talent


*After extra time


Source: FIFA
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