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List of Countries That Have Hosted the World Cup
List of Countries That Have Hosted the World Cup- In this article, RNN highlights all the countries that have hosted the FIFA World Cup so far.
The FIFA World Cup is unarguably the most prestigious soccer tournament in the world. In our previous article on the list of FIFA World Cup Winners Since its Inception, we highlighted all the countries that have won the FIFA World Cup since 1930.
In this article, however, RNN will highlight the full list of countries that have hosted the FIFA World Cup so far. Some countries have hosted the tournament more than once. On countless occasions, the host countries of the FIFA World Cup have lost the cup and even stayed below third place in the tournament.
Countries That Have Hosted the World Cup (Full List)
The table below shows the full list of countries that have hosted the most popular football tournament so far. Let’s see them.
| YEAR | HOST COUNTRY | WINNER |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy |
| 1938 | France | Italy |
| 1942 | Not Played | Not Played |
| 1946 | Not Played | Not Played |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil |
| 1966 | England | England |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil |
| 1974 | Germany | West Germany |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina |
| 1990 | Italy | West Germany |
| 1994 | United States | Brazil |
| 1998 | France | France |
| 2002 | Japan | Brazil |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain |
| 2014 | Brazil | Germany |
| 2018 | Russia | France |
| 2022 | Qatar | Ongoing |
From the list above, the countries that have hosted the World Cup the most are Italy, Brazil, France, Germany, and Mexico. These countries have succeeded in hosting the FIFA World Cup two times each. The newest country on the list is Qatar, the Arabian country is currently hosting the 2022 World Cup tournament which is scheduled to end on the 18th of December.
Since the inception of the tournament, several countries have won the World Cup more than once and some, as much as five times. Let’s see the FIFA World Cup winners and how many times each country has won the cup.
Countries With the Most World Cup Wins
The image below shows the 8 countries with the most world cup wins. Brazil, Germany and Italy have the most wins since 1930, with a total of 5, 4, and 4 wins respectively. Brazil remains the country with the highest world cup wins so far.
