Football World Cup Host Nations

Football World Cup Host Nations. The most prestigious FIFA World Cup championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930 (except in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II).

Football World Cup Host Nations

Results of host nations

Year: 1930

Host Nation: Uruguay

Finish: Champions

Year: 1934

Host Nation: Italy

Finish: Champions

Year: 1938

Host Nation: France

Finish: Quarter-Final

Year: 1950

Host Nation: Brazil

Finish: Runners-up

Year: 1954

Host Nation: Switzerland

Finish: Quarter-Final

Year: 1958

Host Nation: Sweden

Finish: Runners-up

Year: 1962

Host Nation: Chile

Finish: Third PYear

Year: 1966

Host Nation: England

Finish: Champions

Year: 1970

Host Nation: Mexico

Finish: Quarter-Final

Year: 1974

Host Nation: West Germany

Finish: Champions

Year: 1978

Host Nation: Argentina

Finish: Champions

Year: 1982

Host Nation: Spain

Finish: Round 2 (top 12)

Year: 1986

Host Nation: Mexico

Finish: Quarter-Final

Year: 1990

Host Nation: Italy

Finish: Third Place

Year: 1994

Host Nation: United States

Finish: Round of 16

Year: 1998

Host Nation: France

Finish: Champions

Year: 2002

Host Nation: South Korea, Japan

Finish: Fourth Place, Round of 16

Year: 2006

Host Nation: Germany

Finish: Third Place

Year: 2010

Host Nation: South Africa

Finish: Group Stage

Year: 2014

Host Nation: Brazil

Finish: Fourth Place

Year: 2018

Host Nation: Russia

Finish: Quarter-Final

Year: 2022

Host Nation: Qatar

Finish: TBD

Year: 2026

Host Nation: Canada, Mexico, United States

Finish: TBD

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World Cup hosts by continent

Europe have hosted the most FIFA World Cups. In recent years, FIFA has crystal clearly made an effort to spread the FIFA tournament around.

The 2022 World Cup will be the first-ever FIFA World Cup held in the Middle East -Qatar. And the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Continent: Europe

World Cups: 9

Last: 2018 (Russia)

Continent:South America

World Cups: 5

Last: 2014 (Brazil)

Continent: North America

World Cups: 4

Last: 1994 USA

Continent: Asia

World Cups: 2

Last: 2002 Japan & South Korea