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Map of FIFA World Cup final hosts, 1930–2022. Dark green: three times; middle green: twice; lime green: once; light green: planned until 2026. Eighteen countries have been FIFA World Cup hosts in the competition's twenty-two tournaments since the inaugural World Cup in 1930.
The hosts for both World Cups were announced by the FIFA Executive Committee on 2 December 2010. Russia was selected to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, making it the first time that the World Cup was hosted in Eastern Europe and making it the biggest country geographically to host the World Cup.
Jun 8, 2018 · The United States, Mexico and Canada won the right to host soccer’s 2026 World Cup in a vote of FIFA's member associations on Wednesday. The combined North American bid easily defeated a bid by...
Aug 4, 2019 · The 2018 and 2022 World Cup host countries, Russia and Qatar respectively, were selected by the FIFA executive committee on December 2, 2010. On June 13, 2018, the 2026 host was selected through a new process, the open votes of all FIFA member countries.
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The first World Cup was held in 1930 in Uruguay, and the tournament has been held every four years since, only paused once for an eight-year period due to World War II. The first multi-nation World Cup was in 2002, with the event split between Japan and South Korea. The 2026 World Cup held across the United States, Mexico, and Canada will be the se...
The World Cup has been the staple event of the global football calendar since its inception in 1930, when Uruguay hosted the inaugural event across three stadiums in Montevideo. Since then, 18 different countries have hosted World Cup matches, with Qatar the 19th for the 2022 tournament, and Canada the 19th in 2026. Mexico was the first country to ...
There is a clear home-field advantage when a host nation competes in a FIFA World Cup. Six times in history a host nation has won the tournament altogether, with the host reaching the final on two other occasions. Additionally, 12 times a nation's performance at their hosted tournament is on record as their best-ever result in a World Cup. While th...
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The selection of host country for the Football World Cup has changed over time. For all the World Cups between 1930 and 1998, the hosting rights alternated between either Europe, South America, and North America.
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Oct 5, 2023 · This chart shows the host countries of the FIFA World Cup from 1930 to 2030. Report Download Chart
