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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1974,_1978,_1982_FIFA_World_Cups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1974,_1978,_1982_FIFA_World_Cups-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle 1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups subsection </button> <ul id="toc-1974,_1978,_1982_FIFA_World_Cups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1974_results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1974_results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.1 1974 results </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1974_results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1978_results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1978_results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.2 1978 results </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1978_results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1982_results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1982_results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.3 1982 results </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1982_results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1986_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1986_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 1986 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1986_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1990_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1990_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13 1990 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1990_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1994_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1994_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14 1994 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1994_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1998_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1998_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 15 1998 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1998_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2002_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2002_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 16 2002 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2002_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2006_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2006_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 17 2006 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-2006_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only 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class="vector-toc-text"> 18.1 Controversy </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Controversy_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2014_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2014_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 19 2014 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2014_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cups" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 20 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2026_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2026_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 21 2026 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2026_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2030_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2030_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 22 2030 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2030_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2034_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2034_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 23 2034 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2034_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2038_FIFA_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2038_FIFA_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 24 2038 FIFA World Cup </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2038_FIFA_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Total_bids_by_country" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Total_bids_by_country"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 25 Total bids by country </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Total_bids_by_country-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Host_country_performances" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Host_country_performances"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 26 Host country performances </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Host_country_performances-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 27 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 28 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" 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class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9signation_du_pays_organisateur_de_la_Coupe_du_monde_de_football" title="Désignation du pays organisateur de la Coupe du monde de football – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Désignation du pays organisateur de la Coupe du monde de football" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_%EC%9B%94%EB%93%9C%EC%BB%B5_%EA%B0%9C%EC%B5%9C%EA%B5%AD" title="FIFA 월드컵 개최국 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="FIFA 월드컵 개최국" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuan_rumah_Piala_Dunia_FIFA" 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Dark green: three times; middle green: twice; lime green: once; light green: planned until 2026</figcaption></figure> Eighteen countries have been <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> hosts in the competition's twenty-two tournaments since the inaugural World Cup in <a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1930 FIFA World Cup">1930</a>. The organization at first awarded hosting to countries at meetings of <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a>'s congress. The choice of location was controversial in the earliest tournaments, given the three-week boat journey between South America and Europe, the two centers of strength in football at the time. The decision to hold the first cup in Uruguay, for example, led to only four European nations competing.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> The next two World Cups were both held in Europe. The decision to hold the second of these, the <a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1938 FIFA World Cup">1938 FIFA World Cup</a>, in France was controversial, as the South American countries had been led to understand that the World Cup would rotate between the two continents. Both <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team" title="Uruguay national football team">Uruguay</a> thus boycotted the tournament.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> The first tournament following <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, held in Brazil in <a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1950 FIFA World Cup">1950</a>, had three teams withdraw for either financial problems or disagreements with the organization.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> In order to avoid any future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternation between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the <a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002 FIFA World Cup</a> in Asia. The system evolved so that the host country is now chosen in a vote by FIFA's Congress. This is done under an <a href="/wiki/Exhaustive_ballot" title="Exhaustive ballot">exhaustive ballot</a> system. The decision is currently made roughly seven years in advance of the tournament, though the hosts for the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022</a> tournament were chosen at the same time as those for the <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018 tournament</a>. Only Mexico, Italy, France, Germany (West Germany until shortly after the 1990 World Cup) and Brazil have hosted the event on two occasions. <a href="/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Estadio_Azteca" title="Estadio Azteca">Estadio Azteca</a> and Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã are the only venues ever to have hosted two FIFA World Cup finals. Only the <a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002 FIFA World Cup</a> had more than one host, being split between Japan and South Korea, and in 2026 there will be three hosts: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934, England in 1966, Germany in 1974, Argentina in 1978 and France in 1998 are the countries which organized an edition of the World Cup and won it. Upon the selection of <a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid">Canada–Mexico–United States bid</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">2026 FIFA World Cup</a>, the tournament will be the first to be hosted by more than two countries. Mexico becomes the first country to host three men's World Cups, and its Estadio Azteca will become the first stadium to stage three World Cup tournaments. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_hosts">List of hosts</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of hosts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Host nation(s) </th> <th>Continent </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1930 FIFA World Cup">1930</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay"><img alt="Uruguay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a> </td> <td>South America </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1934 FIFA World Cup">1934</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Kingdom of Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Europe </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1938 FIFA World Cup">1938</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/French_Third_Republic" title="French Third Republic">France</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td align="center">1942 </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center">Cancelled because of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td align="center">1946 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1950 FIFA World Cup">1950</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Brazilian_Republic" title="Fourth Brazilian Republic">Brazil</a> </td> <td>South America </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1954 FIFA World Cup">1954</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Europe </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1958 FIFA World Cup">1958</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1962 FIFA World Cup">1962</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile"><img alt="Chile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> </td> <td>South America </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1966 FIFA World Cup">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a> <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td>Europe </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1970 FIFA World Cup">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> </td> <td>North America </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1974 FIFA World Cup">1974</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="Germany"><a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany"><img alt="West Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1998 FIFA World Cup">1998</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>Europe </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" 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/></a> <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> </td> <td>Asia </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td>Europe </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td>Africa </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> </td> <td>South America </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> </td> <td>Europe </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar"><img alt="Qatar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> </td> <td>Asia </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">2026</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>North America </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2030 FIFA World Cup">2030</a> </td> <td>Main hosts: <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco"><img alt="Morocco" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a> </td> <td>Europe Africa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anniversary match hosts: <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> <a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay"><img alt="Paraguay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/46px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="660" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguay</a> <a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay"><img alt="Uruguay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a> </td> <td>South America </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2034 FIFA World Cup">2034</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia"><img alt="Saudi Arabia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td>Asia </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1930_FIFA_World_Cup">1930 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1930 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1930 FIFA World Cup">1930 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Hungary</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> Italy</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Netherlands</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> Spain</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /> Sweden</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /> Uruguay</li></ul> Before the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Congress" title="FIFA Congress">FIFA Congress</a> could vote on the first-ever World Cup host, a series of withdrawals led to the election of Uruguay. The Netherlands and Hungary withdrew, followed by Sweden withdrawing in favour of Italy. Then both Italy and Spain withdrew, in favour of the only remaining candidate, Uruguay. The FIFA Congress met in <a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, Spain on 18 May 1929 to ratify the decision, and Uruguay was chosen without a vote.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /> Uruguay</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> Italy</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Hungary</s> withdrew</li></ol> The celebration of the first World Cup coincided with the centennial anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Uruguay_of_1830" title="Constitution of Uruguay of 1830">first Constitution of Uruguay</a>. For that reason, the main stadium built in Montevideo for the World Cup was named <a href="/wiki/Estadio_Centenario" title="Estadio Centenario">Estadio Centenario</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1934_FIFA_World_Cup">1934 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1934 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1934 FIFA World Cup">1934 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> Italy</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /> Sweden</li></ul> Sweden decided to withdraw before the vote, allowing the only remaining candidate Italy to take the hosting job for the 1934 World Cup. The decision was ratified by the FIFA Congress in <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, Sweden on 14 May 1932. The <a href="/wiki/Italian_Football_Federation" title="Italian Football Federation">Italian Football Federation</a> accepted the hosting duties on 9 October 1932. Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861-1946%29_crowned.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> Italy</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /> Sweden</s> withdrew</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1938_FIFA_World_Cup">1938 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1938 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1938 FIFA World Cup">1938 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> France</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></li></ul> Without any nations withdrawing their bids, the FIFA Congress convened in <a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a>, Germany on 13 August 1936 to decide the next host. Electing France took only one ballot, as France had more than half of the votes in the first round.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> France, 19 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina, 3 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, 1 vote</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cancelled_FIFA_World_Cups_1942_and_1946">Cancelled FIFA World Cups 1942 and 1946</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cancelled FIFA World Cups 1942 and 1946">edit</a>]</div> Bids for 1942: <ul><li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina</s></li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /> Brazil</s></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> Nazi Germany</li></ul> Cancelled FIFA election of the host due to outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> in September 1939. Bids for 1946: <ul><li>none</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1950_and_1954_FIFA_World_Cups">1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1950 FIFA World Cup">1950 FIFA World Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1954 FIFA World Cup">1954 FIFA World Cup</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1950_bid">1950 bid</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1950 bid">edit</a>]</div> Bid: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /> Brazil</li></ul> Brazil, Argentina, and Germany had officially bid for the 1942 World Cup, but the Cup was cancelled after the outbreak of World War II. The 1950 World Cup was originally scheduled for 1949, but the day after Brazil was selected by the FIFA Congress on 26 July 1946 in <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourg (city)">Luxembourg City</a>, Luxembourg, the World Cup was rescheduled for 1950. Result: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /> Brazil</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1954_bid">1954 bid</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1954 bid">edit</a>]</div> Bid: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" />  Switzerland</li></ul> The 1954 World Cup hosting duty was decided on 26 July 1946, the same day that Brazil was selected for the 1950 World Cup, in Luxembourg City. On 27 July, the FIFA Congress pushed back the 5th World Cup finals, deciding it should take place in 1954. Result: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" />  Switzerland</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1958_FIFA_World_Cup">1958 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1958 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup#Host_selection" title="1958 FIFA World Cup">1958 FIFA World Cup § Host selection</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1958 FIFA World Cup">1958 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bid: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /> Sweden</li></ul> Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Sweden expressed interest in hosting the tournament.<a href="#cite_note-norlin2425-5">[5]</a> Swedish delegates lobbied other countries at the FIFA Congress held in <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a> around the opening of the <a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1950 FIFA World Cup">1950 World Cup finals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-norlin2425-5">[5]</a> Sweden was awarded the 1958 tournament unopposed on 23 June 1950.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> Result: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /> Sweden</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1962_FIFA_World_Cup">1962 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1962 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1962 FIFA World Cup">1962 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Chile</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> West Germany</li></ul> West Germany withdrew before the vote, which took place in <a href="/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>, Portugal on 10 June 1956, leaving two remaining bids. In one round of voting, Chile won over Argentina. Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Chile, 31 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina, 12 votes</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> West Germany</s> withdrew</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1966_FIFA_World_Cup">1966 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1966 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1966 FIFA World Cup">1966 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> West Germany</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Spain</li></ul> Spain withdrew from the bidding prior to voting by the FIFA Congress, held in <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, Italy on 22 August 1960. Again, there was only one round of voting, with England defeating West Germany. Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England, 34 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> West Germany, 27 votes</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Spain</s> withdrew</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1970_FIFA_World_Cup">1970 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 1970 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1970 FIFA World Cup">1970 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Colombia</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> Japan</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> Mexico</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Peru</li></ul> The FIFA Congress convened in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, Japan on 8 October 1964. One round of voting saw Mexico win the hosting duties over Argentina. Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> Mexico, 56 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina, 32 votes</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Colombia</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> Japan</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Peru</s> withdrew</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1974,_1978,_1982_FIFA_World_Cups">1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1974 FIFA World Cup">1974 FIFA World Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1978 FIFA World Cup">1978 FIFA World Cup</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Three hosts for the 1974, 1978, and 1982 World Cups were chosen in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England on 6 July 1966 by the FIFA Congress. Spain and West Germany, both facing each other in the running for hosting duties for the 1974 and 1982 World Cups, agreed to give one another a hosting job. Germany withdrew from the 1982 bidding process while Spain withdrew from the 1974 bidding process, essentially guaranteeing each a hosting spot. Mexico, who had won the 1970 hosting bid over Argentina just two years prior, agreed to withdraw and let Argentina take the 1978 hosting position. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1974_results">1974 results</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 1974 results">edit</a>]</div> <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> West Germany</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Spain</s> withdrew in exchange for 1982 hosting duties</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> Italy</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Netherlands</s> withdrew</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1978_results">1978 results</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 1978 results">edit</a>]</div> <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Colombia</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg/23px-State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg/35px-State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg/46px-State_flag_of_Iran_1964-1980.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="293" /> Iran</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> Mexico</s> withdrew, as they had won hosting for 1970</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1982_results">1982 results</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 1982 results">edit</a>]</div> <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /> Spain</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> West Germany</s> withdrew in exchange for 1974 hosting duties</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> Italy</s> withdrew</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1986_FIFA_World_Cup">1986 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 1986 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1986 FIFA World Cup">1986 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bid: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Colombia</li></ul> Host voting, handled by the then-<a href="/wiki/FIFA_Council" title="FIFA Council">FIFA Executive Committee</a> (or Exco), met in <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, Sweden on 9 June 1974 and ratified the unopposed Colombian bid. Result: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Colombia</li></ol> However, Colombia withdrew due to financial reasons on 5 November 1982, less than four years before the event was to start. A call for bids was sent out again, and FIFA received intent from three nations: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Canada</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> Mexico</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States</li></ul> In Zürich on 20 May 1983, Mexico won the bidding unanimously as voted by the executive committee, for the first time in FIFA World Cup bidding history (excluding nations who bid unopposed). Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> Mexico unanimous vote</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States 0 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Canada 0 votes</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1990_FIFA_World_Cup">1990 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 1990 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1990 FIFA World Cup">1990 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Austria</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> France</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> Greece</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a> Iran</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> Italy</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Soviet Union</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> West Germany</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /> Yugoslavia</li></ul> Except Italy and the Soviet Union, all nations withdrew before the vote, which was to be conducted by Exco in Zürich on 19 May 1984. Once again, only one round of voting was required, as Italy won more votes than the Soviet Union. Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> Italy, 11 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Soviet Union, 5 votes</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Austria</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> France</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> Greece</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a> Iran </s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> West Germany</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /> Yugoslavia</s> withdrew</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1994_FIFA_World_Cup">1994 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 1994 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1994 FIFA World Cup">1994 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /> Brazil</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Chile</li></ul> Despite having three nations bidding, voting only took one round. The vote was held in Zürich (for the third straight time) on 4 July 1988. The United States gained a majority of votes of the Exco members. Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States, 10 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco, 7 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /> Brazil, 2 votes</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Chile</s> withdrew</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1998_FIFA_World_Cup">1998 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 1998 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1998 FIFA World Cup">1998 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> France</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> Germany</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" />  Switzerland</li></ul> This vote was held in Zürich for the fourth straight time on 1 July 1992. Only one round of voting was required to have France assume the hosting job over Morocco. Result: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> France, 12 votes</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco, 7 votes</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" />  Switzerland</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England</s> withdrew</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> Germany</s> withdrew</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2002_FIFA_World_Cup">2002 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 2002 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002 FIFA World Cup</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Korea/<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> Japan</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> Mexico</li></ul> On 31 May 1996, the hosting selection meeting was held in Zürich for the fifth straight time. A joint bid was formed between Japan and South Korea, and the bid was "voted by <a href="/wiki/Acclamation" title="Acclamation">acclamation</a>", an oral vote without ballots. The first joint bid of the World Cup was approved, edging out Mexico. Results: <ol><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Korea/<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> Japan (joint bid, voted by acclamation)</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> Mexico</li></ol> The 2002 FIFA World Cup was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan (the opening match was held in South Korea and the final was held in Japan). Initially, the two Asian countries were competitors in the bidding process. But just before the vote, they agreed with FIFA to co-host the event. However, the rivalry and distance between them led to organizational and logistical problems. FIFA has said that co-hosting is not likely to happen again, and in 2004 officially stated that its statutes did not allow co-hosting bids.<a href="#cite_note-FIFA_release_SA-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> This policy has since been overturned as the 2026 World Cup will be hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2006_FIFA_World_Cup">2006 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 2006 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006 FIFA World Cup</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies" title="List of 2006 FIFA World Cup controversies">List of 2006 FIFA World Cup controversies</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> Germany</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Africa</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> Brazil</s> withdrew</li></ul> On 6 July 2000, the host selection meeting was held for the sixth straight time in Zürich. On 4 July 2000, Brazil withdrew its bid before the vote,<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> and the field was narrowed to four. This was the first selection in which more than one vote round was required. Three rounds of votes were eventually needed. Germany was at least tied for first in each of the three votes, and ended up defeating South Africa by only one vote after an abstention (see below). <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0 auto;text-align:center"> <caption>Results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Nation </th> <th colspan="3">Rounds </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#90ee90"> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> Germany </td> <td>10 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Africa </td> <td>6 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td></tr> <tr> <th align="left">Total votes </th> <th>23 </th> <th>24 </th> <th>23 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversy">Controversy</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Controversy">edit</a>]</div> The controversy over the decision to award the <a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006 FIFA World Cup</a> to Germany led to a further change in practice. The final tally was 12 votes to 11 in favour of Germany over the contenders South Africa, who had been favorites to win. New Zealand FIFA member <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Dempsey" title="Charlie Dempsey">Charlie Dempsey</a>, who was instructed to vote for South Africa by the <a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">Oceania Football Confederation</a>, abstained from voting at the last minute. If he had voted for the South African bid, the tally would have been 12–12, giving the decision to FIFA President <a href="/wiki/Sepp_Blatter" title="Sepp Blatter">Sepp Blatter</a>, who, it was widely believed, would then have voted for South Africa.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> Dempsey was among eight members of the executive committee to receive a fax by editors of the German satirical magazine <a href="/wiki/Titanic_(magazine)" title="Titanic (magazine)">Titanic</a> on Wednesday, the night before the vote, promising a <a href="/wiki/Cuckoo_clock" title="Cuckoo clock">cuckoo clock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Black_Forest_ham" title="Black Forest ham">Black Forest ham</a> in exchange for voting for Germany. He argued that the pressure from all sides including "an attempt to bribe" him had become too much for him.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> On 4 August 2000, consequently, FIFA decided to rotate the hosting of the final tournaments between its constituent confederations. This was until October 2007, during the selection of the host for the <a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014 FIFA World Cup</a>, when they announced that they will no longer continue with their continental rotation policy (see below).<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2010_FIFA_World_Cup">2010 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 2010 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010 FIFA World Cup</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies" title="List of 2010 FIFA World Cup controversies">List of 2010 FIFA World Cup controversies</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Egypt</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco*</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Nigeria</s> withdrew</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Africa</li> <li><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /> Libya / <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> Tunisia</s> withdrew</li></ul> The first World Cup bidding process under continental rotation (the process of rotating hosting of the World Cup to each confederation in turn) was the <a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010 FIFA World Cup</a>,<a href="#cite_note-FIFA_release_SA-7">[7]</a> the first World Cup to be held in Africa. On 7 July 2001, during the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Congress" title="FIFA Congress">FIFA Congress</a> in <a href="/wiki/Buenos_Aires" title="Buenos Aires">Buenos Aires</a>, a decision was ratified, which was that the rotation will begin in Africa.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> On 23 September 2002, FIFA's executive committee confirmed that only African member associations would be invited to submit bids to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> In January 2003, Nigeria entered the bidding process, but withdrew their bid in September.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> In March 2003, <a href="/wiki/Sepp_Blatter" title="Sepp Blatter">Sepp Blatter</a> initially said Nigeria's plan to co host the 2010 FIFA World Cup with four African countries would not work.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> Nigeria had originally hoped to bid jointly with <a href="/wiki/West_African" class="mw-redirect" title="West African">West African</a> neighbours Benin, Ghana, and Togo. After it was confirmed by FIFA that joint bidding would not be allowed in the future, Libya and Tunisia withdrew both of their bids on 8 May 2004. On 15 May 2004 in Zürich (the seventh consecutive time that a host selection has been made there), South Africa, after a narrow loss in the 2006 bidding, defeated perennial candidate Morocco to host, 14 votes to 10. Egypt received no votes. <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0 auto;text-align:center"> <caption>Results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Nation </th> <th colspan="3">Vote </th></tr> <tr> <th>Round 1 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#90ee90"> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Africa </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Egypt </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /> Libya / <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> Tunisia </td> <td style="background:#f08080">Withdrew </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Nigeria </td> <td style="background:#f08080">Withdrew </td></tr> <tr> <th align="left">Total votes </th> <th>24 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversy_2">Controversy</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Controversy">edit</a>]</div> On 28 May 2015, media covering the <a href="/wiki/2015_FIFA_corruption_case" title="2015 FIFA corruption case">2015 FIFA corruption case</a> reported that high-ranking officials from the South African bid committee had secured the right to host the World Cup by paying US$10 million in bribes to then-FIFA Vice President <a href="/wiki/Jack_Warner_(football_executive)" title="Jack Warner (football executive)">Jack Warner</a> and to other FIFA Executive Committee members.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> On 4 June 2015, FIFA executive <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Blazer" title="Chuck Blazer">Chuck Blazer</a>, having co-operated with the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> and the Swiss authorities, confirmed that he and the other members of FIFA's executive committee were bribed in order to promote the South African 1998 and 2010 World Cups. Blazer stated, "I and others on the FIFA executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selection of South Africa as the host nation for the 2010 World Cup."<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> On 6 June 2015, <a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a> reported that Morocco had received the most votes, but South Africa was awarded the tournament instead.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2014_FIFA_World_Cup">2014 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: 2014 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2014 FIFA World Cup bids">2014 FIFA World Cup bids</a> and <a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014 FIFA World Cup</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_2014_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies" title="List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies">List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies</a></div> Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina & <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Chile</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> Brazil</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Colombia</li></ul> FIFA continued its continental rotation procedure by earmarking the 2014 World Cup for South America. FIFA initially indicated that it might back out of the rotation concept,<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> but later decided to continue it through the 2014 host decision, after which it was dropped. Colombia had expressed interest in hosting the 2014 World Cup,<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> but withdrew, undertaking the <a href="/wiki/2011_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup" title="2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup">2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup</a>.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> Brazil also expressed interest in hosting the World Cup. <a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a>, the South American Football Federation, indicated their preference for Brazil as a host.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> Brazil was the only nation to submit a formal bid when the official bidding procedure for CONMEBOL member associations was opened in December 2006, as by that time, Colombia, Chile and Argentina had already withdrawn, and Venezuela was not allowed to bid. Brazil made the first unopposed bid since the initial selection of the <a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1986 FIFA World Cup">1986 FIFA World Cup</a> (when Colombia was selected as host, but later withdrew for financial problems). The FIFA Executive Committee confirmed it as the host country on 30 October 2007 by a unanimous decision.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> Result: <table class="wikitable"> <caption>2014 FIFA bidding (majority 12 votes) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Bidders </th> <th colspan="2">Votes </th></tr> <tr> <th>Round 1 </th> <th>Round 2 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#90ee90"> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> Brazil </td> <td style="text-align:center">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina & <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Chile</s> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Withdrew </td> <td style="background:#f08080">Withdrew </td></tr> <tr> <td><s><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Colombia</s> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Withdrew </td> <td style="background:#f08080">Withdrew </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cups">2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids">2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018 FIFA World Cup</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_2018_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies" title="List of 2018 FIFA World Cup controversies">List of 2018 FIFA World Cup controversies</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 FIFA World Cup controversies">2022 FIFA World Cup controversies</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> 2018 Bids: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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after the 2006 World Cup host selection. The newest host selection policy is that any country may bid for a World Cup, provided that their continental confederation has not hosted either of the past two World Cups. For the <a href="/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids">2018 World Cup bidding process</a>, this meant that bids from Africa and South America were not allowed. For the <a href="/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids">2022 World Cup bidding process</a>, this meant that bids from South America and Europe were not allowed.<a href="#cite_note-press_conference-28">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-bbc_fifa_rotation-29">[29]</a> Also, FIFA formally allowed joint bids once more (after they were banned in 2002), because there was only one organizing committee per joint bid, unlike Korea–Japan, which had two different organizing committees.<a href="#cite_note-Blatter_announces_what's_to_come-30">[30]</a> Countries that announced their interest included Australia, England, Indonesia, Japan, Qatar, Russia, South Korea, United States, the joint bid of Spain and Portugal and the joint bid of Belgium and Netherlands.<a href="#cite_note-press_conference-28">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-Iberian_threat-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-Australia_Drops_Out_of_Race_to_Host_2018_World_Cup-32">[32]</a> 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. Qatar was selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, making it the first time a World Cup was held in the Arab World and the second time in Asia since the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. Also, the decision made it the smallest country geographically to host the World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-fifa20182022-33">[33]</a> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0 auto;text-align:center"> <caption>2018 Results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Nation </th> <th colspan="2">Rounds </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#90ee90"> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Russia </td> <td>9 </td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> Portugal and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /> Spain </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Belgium and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Netherlands </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td></tr> <tr> <th align="left">Total votes </th> <th>22 </th> <th>22 </th></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0 auto;text-align:center"> <caption>2022 results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Nation </th> <th colspan="4">Rounds </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>4 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#90ee90"> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /> Qatar </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td>3 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Korea </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>5 </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Japan </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /> Australia </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td> <td style="background:#f08080">- </td></tr> <tr> <th align="left">Total votes </th> <th>22 </th> <th>22 </th> <th>22 </th> <th>22 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2026_FIFA_World_Cup">2026 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: 2026 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2026 FIFA World Cup bids">2026 FIFA World Cup bids</a></div> Under FIFA rules as of 2016, the 2026 Cup could not be in either Europe (<a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a>) or Asia (<a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>),<a href="#cite_note-ap-cbc-34">[34]</a><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> leaving an African (<a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a>) bid, a North American (<a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a>) bid, a South American (<a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a>) bid or an Oceanian (<a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a>) bid as other possible options.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> In March 2017, FIFA's president <a href="/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino">Gianni Infantino</a> confirmed that "Europe (<a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a>) and Asia (<a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>) had been excluded from the bidding following the selection of <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">Russia</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">Qatar</a> in 2018 and 2022 respectively."<a href="#cite_note-Tim_Hill_in_New_York-37">[37]</a> The bidding process was originally scheduled to start in 2015, with the appointment of hosts scheduled for the FIFA Congress on 10 May 2017 in <a href="/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur" title="Kuala Lumpur">Kuala Lumpur</a>, Malaysia.<a href="#cite_note-fifa20150320-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> On 10 June 2015, FIFA announced that the bid process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was postponed.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> However, following the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Council" title="FIFA Council">FIFA Council</a> meeting on 10 May 2016, a new bid schedule was announced for May 2020 as the last in a four-phase process.<a href="#cite_note-process-42">[42]</a> On 14 October 2016, FIFA said it would accept a tournament-sharing bid by CONCACAF members Canada, Mexico and the United States.<a href="#cite_note-mirror1-43">[43]</a> On 10 April 2017, Canada, the United States, and Mexico announced their intention to submit a joint bid to co-host, with three-quarters of the games to be played in the U.S., including the final.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> On 11 August 2017, Morocco officially announced a bid to host.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> Therefore, the official 2026 FIFA World Cup bids were from two football confederations. The first one was from <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a>, which was <a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States%E2%80%93Mexico_2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada–United States–Mexico 2026 FIFA World Cup bid">triple bid by Canada, United States and Mexico</a>,<a href="#cite_note-mirror1-43">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> and the second one was from <a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Morocco_2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid">bid by Morocco</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Morocco_Bid-49">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> The host was announced on 13 June 2018 at the 68th <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Congress" title="FIFA Congress">FIFA Congress</a> in <a href="/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a>, Russia.<a href="#cite_note-next_steps-51">[51]</a> The United Bid from Canada, Mexico and the United States was selected over the Morocco bid by 134 votes to 65 with 1 selecting neither and 3 abstentions. This will be the first World Cup to be hosted by more than two countries. Mexico becomes the first country to host three men's World Cups and its Estadio Azteca will become the first stadium to stage three World Cup tournaments. On the other hand, Canada becomes the fifth country to host both the men's and <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIFA Women's World Cup">women's World Cups</a>, after Sweden (Men's: 1958/Women's: 1995), United States (Men's: 1994/Women's: 1999, 2003), Germany (Men's: 1974, 2006/Women's: 2011), and France (Men's: 1938, 1998/Women's: 2019). The United States becomes the first country to host both men's and women's World Cup twice each. <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0 auto; text-align:center"> <caption>2026 Results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Nation </th> <th>Vote </th></tr> <tr> <th>Round 1 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#90ee90"> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Canada, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> Mexico, and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td>134 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco </td> <td>70 </td></tr> <tr> <th align="left">Total votes </th> <th>210 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2030_FIFA_World_Cup">2030 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: 2030 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2030 FIFA World Cup">2030 FIFA World Cup</a></div> The first proposed bid was a collective bid by the members of the <a href="/wiki/Argentine_Football_Association" title="Argentine Football Association">Argentine Football Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_Football_Association" title="Uruguayan Football Association">Uruguayan Football Association</a> into a proposed <a href="/wiki/Uruguay%E2%80%93Argentina_2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruguay–Argentina 2030 FIFA World Cup bid">joint bid from Uruguay and Argentina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-mondial-de-football_Jan_2016-52">[52]</a> The second bid was a proposed bid by <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">The Football Association</a> of England.<a href="#cite_note-telegraph.uk_14_Jan_2017-53">[53]</a> Under FIFA rules as of 2017 that prohibit the previous two confederations hosting the next world Cup, the 2030 World Cup could not be held in Asia (<a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>) because the Asian Football Confederation was excluded from the bidding following the selection of <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">Qatar</a> in 2022, nor in North America because the CONCACAF countries of the United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-Tim_Hill_in_New_York-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-telegraph.uk_14_Jan_2017-53">[53]</a> Also in June 2017, <a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a>'s president <a href="/wiki/Aleksander_%C4%8Ceferin" title="Aleksander Čeferin">Aleksander Čeferin</a> stated that Europe (UEFA) will definitely fight for its right to host the 2030 World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-SBS_2_Jun_2017-54">[54]</a> The Uruguay–Argentina proposed bid would not coincide with the centennial anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 FIFA World Cup Final">first FIFA World Cup final</a>, and the bicentennial of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Uruguay_of_1830" title="Constitution of Uruguay of 1830">first Constitution of Uruguay</a>, but if selected the tournament dates would coincide. The Uruguay-Argentina bid was officially confirmed on 29 July 2017. A joint bid was announced by the <a href="/wiki/Argentine_Football_Association" title="Argentine Football Association">Argentine Football Association</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_Football_Association" title="Uruguayan Football Association">Uruguayan Football Association</a> on 29 July 2017.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> Before <a href="/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team" title="Uruguay national football team">Uruguay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a> played out a goalless draw in Montevideo, <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">FC Barcelona</a> players <a href="/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez" title="Luis Suárez">Luis Suárez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a> promoted the bid with commemorative shirts.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> On 31 August 2017, it was suggested Paraguay would join as a third host.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> CONMEBOL, the South American confederation, confirmed the joint three-way bid in September 2017.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">English FA</a> vice chairman <a href="/wiki/David_Gill_(executive)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Gill (executive)">David Gill</a> had proposed that his country could bid for 2030, provided the bidding process was made more transparent.<a href="#cite_note-espn.co.uk_31_March_2015-59">[59]</a> "England is one of few countries that could stage even a 48-nation event in its entirety, while Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn made it clear earlier this year bidding for 2030 was an option."<a href="#cite_note-telegraph.uk_14_Jan_2017-53">[53]</a> In June 2017, UEFA stated that "it would support a pan-British bid for 2030 or even a single bid from England."<a href="#cite_note-forbes.com-60">[60]</a> On 15 July 2018, Deputy Leader of the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">UK Labour Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(Labour_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Watson (Labour politician)">Tom Watson</a>, said in an interview that he and his party backed a 2030 World Cup bid for the UK saying that "I hope it's one of the first things a Labour government does, which is work with our FA to try and put a World Cup bid together."<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> On 16 July 2018, British Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Theresa_May" title="Theresa May">Theresa May</a> expressed her support of the bid and her openness about discussions with football authorities.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> Although there had been no prior discussion with the <a href="/wiki/Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Association">Football Association</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Association" title="Scottish Football Association">Scottish FA</a> also expressed its interest about joining a Home Nations bid.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Former Scottish First Minister <a href="/wiki/Henry_McLeish" title="Henry McLeish">Henry McLeish</a> called for the Scottish government and the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Association" title="Scottish Football Association">Scottish Football Association</a> to bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup with the other British nations.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> On 17 June 2018, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Football_Federation" title="Royal Moroccan Football Federation">Royal Moroccan Football Federation</a> announced its co-bidding for the 2030 World Cup. The possibility for a joint bid with <a href="/wiki/Tunisian_Football_Federation" title="Tunisian Football Federation">Tunisia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Algerian_Football_Federation" title="Algerian Football Federation">Algeria</a> was raised.<a href="#cite_note-:0-66">[66]</a> On 17 June 2018, the <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">English Football Association</a> announced that they were in talks with home nations over a UK-wide bid to host the 2030 World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-theguardian_2018-06-14-67">[67]</a> On 1 August 2018, it was reported that the FA was preparing a bid for England to host the World Cup in 2030. The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Association" title="Scottish Football Association">Scottish Football Association</a> considered the potential British bid as a great opportunity to get funds to renovate and redevelop <a href="/wiki/Hampden_Park" title="Hampden Park">Hampden Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland national football team</a>'s home stadium.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> On 4 September 2018, it was announced that the Republic of Ireland was in talks exploring the possibility to join 2030 the World Cup bid.<a href="#cite_note-Ireland-69">[69]</a> On 10 July 2018, Egypt's Sports Minister expressed interest in bidding.<a href="#cite_note-Egypt_Interest-70">[70]</a> Cameroonian presidential candidate <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Osih" title="Joshua Osih">Joshua Osih's</a> political program included nominating his country along with two sub-Saharan African countries to host the 2030 World Cup, according to Cameroonian channel CRTV.<a href="#cite_note-:1-71">[71]</a> On 12 September 2018, Prime Minister of Spain <a href="/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Sánchez (politician)">Pedro Sánchez</a> discussed the possibility for Spain to bid with FIFA President <a href="/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino">Gianni Infantino</a> and Royal Spanish Football Federation President <a href="/wiki/Luis_Rubiales" title="Luis Rubiales">Luis Rubiales</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Spain-72">[72]</a> On 8 June 2019, Spain and Portugal expressed interest in co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-Portugal_Interest-73">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-Spanish_Interest-74">[74]</a> On 2 November 2018, Prime Minister of Bulgaria <a href="/wiki/Boyko_Borisov" title="Boyko Borisov">Boyko Borisov</a> stated that his Greek counterpart <a href="/wiki/Alexis_Tsipras" title="Alexis Tsipras">Alexis Tsipras</a> had proposed a joint bid by Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Greece during the Balkan Four meeting in Varna.<a href="#cite_note-balkans-bid-75">[75]</a> At the meeting of the Ministers of Youth and Sports of Serbia, <a href="/wiki/Vanja_Udovi%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Vanja Udovičić">Vanja Udovičić</a>, Bulgaria's <a href="/wiki/Krasen_Kralev" title="Krasen Kralev">Krasen Kralev</a>, Romania's <a href="/wiki/Constantin_Bogdan_Matei" class="mw-redirect" title="Constantin Bogdan Matei">Constantin Bogdan Matei</a> and Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece, Giorgos Vasileiadis, it was officially confirmed that these four countries would submit a joint candidacy for the organization of the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2028" title="UEFA Euro 2028">2028 UEFA European Football Championship</a> and the 2030 World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-Serbia-76">[76]</a> On 15 January 2019 FIFA president Gianni Infantino supported the Morocco, Portugal and Spain bid to host the 2030 World Cup, dealing a blow for England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales' hope, though it was still "very early" to speak of it.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> Chile confirmed their bid to host with the group on 14 February 2019 as a joint communique from the confirmed nations joining Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.<a href="#cite_note-idINKCN1Q332L-78">[78]</a> On 4 October 2023 it was announced that Spain, Portugal and Morocco would host the majority of the 2030 FIFA World Cup in a unanimous decision from the FIFA Council, with one "celebratory game" each being held in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.<a href="#cite_note-2030_Confirmation-79">[79]</a> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0 auto; text-align:center"> <caption>2030 Results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Nation </th> <th>Vote </th></tr> <tr> <th>Round 1 </th></tr> <tr style="background:#90ee90"> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> Portugal, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /> Spain, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/46px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="660" /> Paraguay and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /> Uruguay </td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Abstain </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> 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Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2024)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2034 FIFA World Cup">2034 FIFA World Cup</a></div> The bidding process for the 2034 World Cup began on 4 October 2023 and is set to use the same requirements as the 2030 World Cup. Due to FIFA's confederation rotation policy, only member associations from the Asian Football Confederation and Oceania Football Confederation are eligible to host. The deadline for confirmed interest from bidding associations is 31 October, 25 days after the bidding requirements were announced. The first bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup has been proposed as a collective bid by the members of the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Association of Southeast Asian Nations">Association of Southeast Asian Nations</a>. The idea of a combined ASEAN bid had been mooted as early as January 2011, when the former <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Singapore" title="Football Association of Singapore">Football Association of Singapore</a> President, <a href="/wiki/Zainudin_Nordin" title="Zainudin Nordin">Zainudin Nordin</a>, said in a statement that the proposal had been made at an ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting, despite the fact that countries cannot bid directly - this is up to national associations.<a href="#cite_note-Singapore2017-81">[80]</a> In 2013, Nordin and <a href="/wiki/Special_Olympics" title="Special Olympics">Special Olympics</a> Malaysia President, Datuk Mohamed Feisol Hassan, recalled the idea for ASEAN to jointly host a World Cup. Under FIFA rules as of 2017, the 2030 World Cup cannot be held in Asia (<a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>) as Asian Football Confederation members are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Qatar in <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022</a>.<a href="#cite_note-82">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-telegraph_2017-83">[82]</a> Therefore, the earliest bid by an AFC member could be made for 2034.<a href="#cite_note-AFP-2017Feb-84">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-85">[84]</a><a href="#cite_note-SportsPro-86">[85]</a> Later, Malaysia withdrew from involvement, but Singapore and other ASEAN countries continued the campaign to submit a joint bid for the World Cup in 2034. In February 2017, ASEAN held talks on launching a joint bid during a visit by FIFA President <a href="/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino">Gianni Infantino</a> to Yangon, Myanmar.<a href="#cite_note-AFP-2017Feb-84">[83]</a> On 1 July 2017, Vice General Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Indonesia" title="Football Association of Indonesia">Football Association of Indonesia</a> Joko Driyono said that Indonesia and Thailand were set to lead a consortium of Southeast Asian nations in the bid. Driyono added that due to geographical and infrastructure considerations and the expanded format (48 teams), at least two or three ASEAN countries combined would be in a position necessary to host matches.<a href="#cite_note-SportsPro-86">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-87">[86]</a> In September 2017, the <a href="/wiki/Thai_League_1" title="Thai League 1">Thai League 1</a> Deputy CEO Benjamin Tan, at the <a href="/wiki/ASEAN_Football_Federation" title="ASEAN Football Federation">ASEAN Football Federation</a> (AFF) Council meeting, confirmed that his Association has "put in their interest to bid and co-host" the 2034 World Cup with Indonesia.<a href="#cite_note-Singapore2017-81">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-SportsPro-86">[85]</a> On the same occasion, the General Secretary of the AFF, Dato Sri Azzuddin Ahmad, confirmed that Indonesia and Thailand will submit a joint bid.<a href="#cite_note-SportsPro-86">[85]</a> Indonesia is the only Southeast Asian country to have participated in the World Cup,<a href="#cite_note-88">[87]</a> when the territory was known as the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a>. However, in June 2018, FIFA executive committee member and crown prince and regent of <a href="/wiki/Pahang" title="Pahang">Pahang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tengku_Abdullah" class="mw-redirect" title="Tengku Abdullah">Tengku Abdullah</a> who is also the former President of the <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Malaysia" title="Football Association of Malaysia">Football Association of Malaysia</a> (FAM) expressed interest in joining the three countries in hosting the World Cup together. The four countries have jointly hosted a football event before during the <a href="/wiki/2007_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2007 AFC Asian Cup">2007 AFC Asian Cup</a>: if the FAM agrees to rejoin the project, they would be the first to submit a four-country joint bid in the FIFA World Cup history. The second bid is from Egypt. Its Sports and Youth Minister Ashraf Sobhy said that Egypt has considered a bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-89">[88]</a> Such a bid should be prepared by the national football association rather than the country. This bid was abandoned when Morocco was announced to cohost the 2030 World Cup. After its failed bid to host the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a>, Australia has considered a joint bid with neighbouring New Zealand, an OFC member with which they co-hosted the <a href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2023 FIFA Women's World Cup">2023 FIFA Women's World Cup</a>.<a href="#cite_note-90">[89]</a><a href="#cite_note-91">[90]</a> Australia re-established this intention in August 2021, shortly after Brisbane's success in bidding to host the <a href="/wiki/2032_Summer_Olympics" title="2032 Summer Olympics">2032 Summer Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-92">[91]</a> A joint bid with Indonesia and New Zealand was also discussed by Football Australia.<a href="#cite_note-smh.com.au-93">[92]</a> Football Australia chief executive, James Johnson, said his organisation is "exploring the possibility" following FIFA's deadline for bids to be submitted by 31 October 2023.<a href="#cite_note-94">[93]</a> A major challenge to the bid however has been the need to construct more stadiums or expanded current stadiums to FIFA standards. Indonesia was in talks with Australia with a joint bid, though they pulled out on 18 October, backing the Saudi bid instead like much of the AFC. On 31 October, Football Australia put out a statement saying that they had decided against bidding, leaving Saudi Arabia as the sole bid. After Saudi Arabia abandoned its 2030 bid alongside <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> and <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, they switched their focus to a solo 2034 bid. If the bid is successful, similar strategies to the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> may be used to mitigate the country's summer heat, though they have insisted on a plan to host in the summer.<a href="#cite_note-95">[94]</a> The country's bid was announced on 4 October 2023.<a href="#cite_note-96">[95]</a> On 5 October, AFC President <a href="/wiki/Salman_bin_Ibrahim_Al_Khalifa" title="Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa">Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa</a> backed Saudi Arabia's bid.<a href="#cite_note-97">[96]</a> On the 9th, Saudi Arabia announced that it had submitted the official letter of intent, and signed the declaration to FIFA to bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. Less than 72 hours after SAFF declared its intention to bid FIFA World Cup, over 100 FIFA Member Associations from across different continents have publicly pledged their support for the Kingdom.<a href="#cite_note-98">[97]</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Saudi Arabia</li></ul></li></ul> Abandoned bids: <ul><li>AFC-<a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a> <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /> Uzbekistan and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /> Kazakhstan<a href="#cite_note-99">[98]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/23px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/35px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/46px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /> Brunei, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="640" /> Cambodia, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Indonesia, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/23px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/35px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/45px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Laos, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Malaysia, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> Myanmar, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Philippines, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Singapore, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Thailand and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Vietnam <a href="#cite_note-100">[99]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> China, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Japan, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /> North Korea and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Korea<a href="#cite_note-huffingtonpost.com-101">[100]</a><a href="#cite_note-102">[101]</a></li></ul></li> <li>AFC–<a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a>: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /> <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team">Australia</a>, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_men%27s_national_football_team" title="New Zealand men's national football team">New Zealand</a><a href="#cite_note-103">[102]</a> and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team" title="Indonesia national football team">Indonesia</a><a href="#cite_note-104">[103]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2038_FIFA_World_Cup">2038 FIFA World Cup</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: 2038 FIFA World Cup">edit</a>]</div> The bidding process for this World Cup has yet to start, nor has any information come out about how the bidding process will work. However, if FIFA's confederation exclusion process is still used for 2038, it is likely only North America and/or Oceania are allowed to host; South America, Europe and Africa can't bid due to the agreement to host the 2030 World Cup in Morocco, Portugal and Spain with celebratory games in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, while Asia will host the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.<a href="#cite_note-2030_Confirmation-79">[79]</a> It has been suggested by many Australians online that <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> could bypass the rotation rule in 2038 by co-hosting the World Cup with <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> similar to the <a href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2023 FIFA Women's World Cup">2023 FIFA Women's World Cup</a> and/or other OFC nations,<a href="#cite_note-105">[104]</a> though this is unlikely unless the AFC were to split or Australia were to return to the OFC prior to bidding.<a href="#cite_note-106">[105]</a> However, with much of the OFC outside of New Zealand lacking the resources to host such a large tournament (New Zealand itself having very few FIFA approved stadiums) and much of CONCACAF having a similar problem, some have suggested that the <a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">2026 FIFA World Cup</a> hosts (<a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>) might host again either together or separately, possibly making Mexico the first country to host the tournament four times, and/or the United States the second country to host the World Cup three times.<a href="#cite_note-107">[106]</a> On the other hand, FIFA is striving to promote the development of football in <a href="/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team" title="Indonesia national football team">Indonesia</a>, one of the Asian countries with the largest number of football enthusiasts in the world, to improve their football standards so they can compete internationally and potentially become a FIFA World Cup host in the future with the open access provided by FIFA. Various efforts have been made by FIFA to closely monitor the progress of football in Indonesia, starting from establishing a FIFA office for the Asia region in Indonesia to providing easy access players of Indonesian descent who pursue their careers abroad to represent the Indonesian national team. Additionally, FIFA also built an international standard football training center in Indonesia to develop the potential of Indonesian youth football players to become much better. FIFA even organized the <a href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup" title="2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup">FIFA U-17 World Cup</a> in Indonesia as an effort to train their mentality so that they can compete at the international level from an early age. These efforts are aimed at enabling Indonesia to once again experience the atmosphere of the FIFA World Cup while also boosting the global fanbase for football, driven by the passionate support of Indonesia's national team fans when they compete in the tournament. In addition to Indonesia's men's national team, FIFA also pays attention to Indonesia's women's national football team by providing fresh funding to help improve various aspects of the women's football program in the country. All of these efforts by FIFA to make Indonesia one of the potential hosts of the World Cup alongside Australia and New Zealand in 2038 as a representative of <a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a> countries to assist in hosting the FIFA World Cup in <a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a> for the first time in FIFA history. A similar situation almost happened for the event <a href="/wiki/2034_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2034 World Cup">2034 World Cup</a>. However, at that time, Australia withdrew its bid to host the tournament. This decision came after FIFA announced that the 2034 World Cup would likely be held in the AFC or OFC region. Australia believed that Saudi Arabia had secured strong and significant support, leading them to decide against continuing their campaign and leaving Saudi Arabia as the sole bidder to host the 2034 World Cup<a href="#cite_note-108">[107]</a> Potential bids <ul><li>AFC–<a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a>: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /> <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team">Australia</a>, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team" title="Indonesia national football team">Indonesia</a> and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_men%27s_national_football_team" title="New Zealand men's national football team">New Zealand</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a>: <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Canada men's national soccer team">Canada</a>, <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States men's national soccer team">United States</a> and <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> <a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team" title="Mexico national football team">Mexico</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Total_bids_by_country">Total bids by country</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Total bids by country">edit</a>]</div> World Cup-winning bids are bolded. Withdrawn bids are italicized. Rejected bids, as well as planned but not-yet-official bids for 2030 and beyond, are not included. <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country </th> <th>Bids </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Times hosted </th></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> Germany </td> <td style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1">8 </td> <td>1938, 1962,<a href="#cite_note-FRG-109">[b]</a> 1966,<a href="#cite_note-FRG-109">[b]</a> 1974,<a href="#cite_note-FRG-109">[b]</a> 1982,<a href="#cite_note-FRG-109">[b]</a> 1990,<a href="#cite_note-FRG-109">[b]</a> 1998, 2006 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> Argentina </td> <td style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3">6 </td> <td>1938, 1962, 1970, 1978, 2014, 2030<a href="#cite_note-ARG-PRY-URU_2030-110">[c]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Morocco </td> <td>1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2026, 2030<a href="#cite_note-ESP-POR-MAR_2030-111">[d]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /> Spain </td> <td>1930, 1966, 1974, 1982, 2018<a href="#cite_note-POR-ESP_2018-112">[e]</a>, 2030<a href="#cite_note-ESP-POR-MAR_2030-111">[d]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> England </td> <td style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3">5 </td> <td>1966, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> Italy </td> <td>1930, 1934, 1974, 1982, 1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> Mexico </td> <td>1970, 1978, 1986,<a href="#cite_note-host1986-113">[f]</a> 2002, 2026<a href="#cite_note-CAN-MEX-USA_2026-114">[g]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> Brazil </td> <td style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3">4 </td> <td>1950, 1994, 2006, 2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Colombia </td> <td>1970, 1978, 1986,<a href="#cite_note-host1986-113">[f]</a> 2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td>1986, 1994, 2022, 2026<a href="#cite_note-CAN-MEX-USA_2026-114">[g]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> France </td> <td style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4">3 </td> <td>1938, 1990, 1998 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Japan </td> <td>1970, 2002,<a href="#cite_note-JPN-KOR_2002-115">[h]</a> 2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Netherlands </td> <td>1930, 1974, 2018<a href="#cite_note-BEL-NED_2018-116">[i]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /> Sweden </td> <td>1930, 1934, 1958 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /> Australia </td> <td rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td>2018, 2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Canada </td> <td>1986, 2026<a href="#cite_note-CAN-MEX-USA_2026-114">[g]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Chile </td> <td>1962, 1994 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /> Iran </td> <td>1978, 1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> Portugal </td> <td>2018<a href="#cite_note-POR-ESP_2018-112">[e]</a>, 2030<a href="#cite_note-ESP-POR-MAR_2030-111">[d]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Russia </td> <td>1990,<a href="#cite_note-URS-117">[j]</a> 2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Africa </td> <td>2006, 2010 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Korea </td> <td>2002,<a href="#cite_note-JPN-KOR_2002-115">[h]</a> 2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" />  Switzerland </td> <td>1954, 1998 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /> Uruguay </td> <td>1930, 2030<a href="#cite_note-ARG-PRY-URU_2030-110">[c]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Austria </td> <td rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td>1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Belgium </td> <td>2018<a href="#cite_note-BEL-NED_2018-116">[i]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Egypt </td> <td>2010 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> Greece </td> <td>1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Hungary </td> <td>1930 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/46px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /> Libya </td> <td>2010<a href="#cite_note-LBY-TUN_2010-118">[k]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Nigeria </td> <td>2010 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/46px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="660" /> Paraguay </td> <td>2030<a href="#cite_note-ARG-PRY-URU_2030-110">[c]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Peru </td> <td>1970 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /> Qatar </td> <td>2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Saudi Arabia </td> <td>2034 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /> Serbia </td> <td>1990<a href="#cite_note-YUG-119">[l]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> Tunisia </td> <td>2010<a href="#cite_note-LBY-TUN_2010-118">[k]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style 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mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-80"><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a> This vote was exclusive to the FIFA Council. </li> <li id="cite_note-FRG-109">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FRG_109-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-FRG_109-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-FRG_109-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-FRG_109-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-FRG_109-4">e</a> Bid by West Germany. </li> <li id="cite_note-ARG-PRY-URU_2030-110">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ARG-PRY-URU_2030_110-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ARG-PRY-URU_2030_110-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ARG-PRY-URU_2030_110-2">c</a> Honorary Host </li> <li id="cite_note-ESP-POR-MAR_2030-111">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ESP-POR-MAR_2030_111-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ESP-POR-MAR_2030_111-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-ESP-POR-MAR_2030_111-2">c</a> Joint bid by Spain, Portugal, Morocco </li> <li id="cite_note-POR-ESP_2018-112">^ <a href="#cite_ref-POR-ESP_2018_112-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-POR-ESP_2018_112-1">b</a> Joint bid by Spain and Portugal. </li> <li id="cite_note-host1986-113">^ <a href="#cite_ref-host1986_113-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-host1986_113-1">b</a> Colombia was originally chosen to host the 1986 World Cup, but withdrew from hosting for economic concerns. After a second bidding, Mexico was selected as the replacement host. </li> <li id="cite_note-CAN-MEX-USA_2026-114">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CAN-MEX-USA_2026_114-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-CAN-MEX-USA_2026_114-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-CAN-MEX-USA_2026_114-2">c</a> Joint bid by Canada, Mexico and the United States. </li> <li id="cite_note-JPN-KOR_2002-115">^ <a href="#cite_ref-JPN-KOR_2002_115-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-JPN-KOR_2002_115-1">b</a> Joint bid by Japan and South Korea. </li> <li id="cite_note-BEL-NED_2018-116">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BEL-NED_2018_116-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-BEL-NED_2018_116-1">b</a> Joint bid by Belgium and the Netherlands. </li> <li id="cite_note-URS-117"><a href="#cite_ref-URS_117-0">^</a> Bid by the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-LBY-TUN_2010-118">^ <a href="#cite_ref-LBY-TUN_2010_118-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-LBY-TUN_2010_118-1">b</a> Joint bid by Libya and Tunisia. </li> <li id="cite_note-YUG-119"><a href="#cite_ref-YUG_119-0">^</a> Bid by <a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a>. </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Host_country_performances">Host country performances</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Host country performances">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup">National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup</a></div> Except in 1934, when Italy had to qualify for the main tournament, host nations have always been granted automatic spots in the World Cup. It is widely considered that <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage" title="Home advantage">home advantage</a> is a benefit in the World Cup, with the host team usually performing above average.<a href="#cite_note-120">[108]</a> In 13 of the 22 tournaments a host country has reached the last 4. Of the 8 teams that have won the tournament, all except Brazil and Spain have been champions while hosting, with England winning its only title as hosts. Further, Sweden got to its only final on home soil.<a href="#cite_note-121">[109]</a> Chile and South Korea had their only semi-final finishes at home, and Mexico (twice) and an independent Russia achieved their only finishes in the top eight while hosting. South Africa and Qatar are the only hosts to not go past the first round.<a href="#cite_note-122">[110]</a><a href="#cite_note-123">[111]</a> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Result </th> <th class="unsortable">Note </th> <th width="20">Pld </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">GF </th> <th width="20">GA </th> <th width="20">GD </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1930 FIFA World Cup">1930</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /> <a href="/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team" title="Uruguay national football team">Uruguay</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="gold" data-sort-value="-1">Champions </td> <td align="left">First tournament to be held </td> <td>4 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>+12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1934 FIFA World Cup">1934</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_football_team" title="Italy national football team">Italy</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="gold" data-sort-value="-1">Champions </td> <td align="left">Defending champions Uruguay declined to participate </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>+9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1938 FIFA World Cup">1938</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France_national_football_team" title="France national football team">France</a> </td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="-5">Quarter-finals </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1950 FIFA World Cup">1950</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> <a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team" title="Brazil national football team">Brazil</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="silver" data-sort-value="-2">Runners-up </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>+16 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1954 FIFA World Cup">1954</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" />  <a href="/wiki/Switzerland_national_football_team" title="Switzerland national football team">Switzerland</a> </td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="-5">Quarter-finals </td> <td align="left">Equalled best result </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1958 FIFA World Cup">1958</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /> <a href="/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team" title="Sweden men's national football team">Sweden</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="silver" data-sort-value="-2">Runners-up </td> <td align="left">Best result </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>+5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1962 FIFA World Cup">1962</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Chile_national_football_team" title="Chile national football team">Chile</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#cc9966" data-sort-value="-3">Third place </td> <td align="left">Best result </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1966 FIFA World Cup">1966</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /> <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="gold" data-sort-value="-1">Champions </td> <td align="left">England Men's only major tournament victory </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>+8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1970 FIFA World Cup">1970</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> <a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team" title="Mexico national football team">Mexico</a> </td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="-5">Quarter-finals </td> <td align="left">Best result </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1974 FIFA World Cup">1974</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany_national_football_team" title="Germany national football team">West Germany</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="gold" data-sort-value="-1">Champions </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>+9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1978 FIFA World Cup">1978</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="gold" data-sort-value="-1">Champions </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>+11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /> <a href="/wiki/Spain_national_football_team" title="Spain national football team">Spain</a> </td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="-5.5">Second round (top 12) </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>−1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1986 FIFA World Cup">1986</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> <a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team" title="Mexico national football team">Mexico</a> </td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="-5">Quarter-finals </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>+4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1990 FIFA World Cup">1990</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_football_team" title="Italy national football team">Italy</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#cc9966" data-sort-value="-3">Third place </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>+8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1994 FIFA World Cup">1994</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States men's national soccer team">United States</a> </td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="-6">Round of 16 </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>−1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1998 FIFA World Cup">1998</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France_national_football_team" title="France national football team">France</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="gold" data-sort-value="-1">Champions </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>+13 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team" title="South Korea national football team">South Korea</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#9acdff" data-sort-value="-4">Fourth place </td> <td align="left">Best result </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_football_team" title="Japan national football team">Japan</a> </td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="-6">Round of 16 </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany_national_football_team" title="Germany national football team">Germany</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#cc9966" data-sort-value="-3">Third place </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>+8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_soccer_team" title="South Africa national soccer team">South Africa</a> </td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="-7">First round </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>−2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /> <a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team" title="Brazil national football team">Brazil</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#9acdff" data-sort-value="-4">Fourth place </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>−3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Russia_national_football_team" title="Russia national football team">Russia</a> </td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="-5">Quarter-finals </td> <td align="left">Best result since dissolution </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>+4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /> <a href="/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team" title="Qatar national football team">Qatar</a> </td> <td align="left">First round </td> <td align="left">Debutant, only host to lose all games played </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>-6 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">2026</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Canada men's national soccer team">Canada</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /> <a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team" title="Mexico national football team">Mexico</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States men's national soccer team">United States</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2030 FIFA World Cup">2030</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /> <a href="/wiki/Spain_national_football_team" title="Spain national football team">Spain</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /> <a href="/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team" title="Portugal national football team">Portugal</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team" title="Morocco national football team">Morocco</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /> <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /> <a href="/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team" title="Uruguay national football team">Uruguay</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/46px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="660" /> <a href="/wiki/Paraguay_national_football_team" title="Paraguay national football team">Paraguay</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2034 FIFA World Cup">2034</a> </td> <td align="left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team" title="Saudi Arabia national football team">Saudi Arabia</a> </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td align="left">TBD </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_hosts" title="FIFA Women's World Cup hosts">FIFA Women's World Cup hosts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_Games_host_cities" title="List of Olympic Games host cities">List of Olympic Games host cities</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_hosts&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation 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<li><a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1938 FIFA World Cup qualification">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1950 FIFA World Cup qualification">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1954 FIFA World Cup qualification">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1958 FIFA World Cup qualification">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1962 FIFA World Cup qualification">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1966 FIFA World Cup qualification">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1970 FIFA World Cup qualification">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1974 FIFA World Cup qualification">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1978 FIFA World Cup qualification">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1982 FIFA World Cup qualification">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1986 FIFA World Cup qualification">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1990 FIFA World Cup qualification">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1994 FIFA World Cup qualification">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1998 FIFA World Cup qualification">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2002 FIFA World Cup qualification">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2006 FIFA World Cup qualification">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2010 FIFA World Cup qualification">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2014 FIFA World Cup qualification">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2018 FIFA World Cup qualification">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2022 FIFA World Cup qualification">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification">2026</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_finals" title="List of FIFA World Cup finals">Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1930 FIFA World Cup final">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1934 FIFA World Cup final">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1938 FIFA World Cup final">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_(1950_FIFA_World_Cup)" title="Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)">1950</a>3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1954 FIFA World Cup final">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1958 FIFA World Cup final">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1962 FIFA World Cup final">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1966 FIFA World Cup final">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1970 FIFA World Cup final">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1974 FIFA World Cup final">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1978 FIFA World Cup final">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1982 FIFA World Cup final">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1986 FIFA World Cup final">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1990 FIFA World Cup final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1994 FIFA World Cup final">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1998 FIFA World Cup final">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2002 FIFA World Cup final">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2006 FIFA World Cup final">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2010 FIFA World Cup final">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2014 FIFA World Cup final">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2018 FIFA World Cup final">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2022 FIFA World Cup final">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2026 FIFA World Cup final">2026</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Squads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1930 FIFA World Cup squads">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1934 FIFA World Cup squads">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1938 FIFA World Cup squads">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1950 FIFA World Cup squads">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1954 FIFA World Cup squads">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1958 FIFA World Cup squads">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1962 FIFA World Cup squads">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1966 FIFA World Cup squads">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1970 FIFA World Cup squads">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1974 FIFA World Cup squads">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1978 FIFA World Cup squads">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1982 FIFA World Cup squads">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1986 FIFA World Cup squads">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1990 FIFA World Cup squads">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1994 FIFA World Cup squads">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1998 FIFA World Cup squads">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2002 FIFA World Cup squads">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2006 FIFA World Cup squads">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2010 FIFA World Cup squads">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2014 FIFA World Cup squads">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2018 FIFA World Cup squads">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2022 FIFA World Cup squads">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Final draw</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="1998 FIFA World Cup seeding">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2002 FIFA World Cup seeding">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2006 FIFA World Cup seeding">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2010 FIFA World Cup seeding">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2014 FIFA World Cup seeding">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2018 FIFA World Cup seeding">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2022 FIFA World Cup seeding">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Broadcasters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2002 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2010 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2014 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2022 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2026</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bids</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2014 FIFA World Cup bids">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2026 FIFA World Cup bids">2026</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2030 FIFA World Cup bids">2030</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2034 FIFA World Cup bids">2034</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_referees" title="FIFA World Cup referees">Officials</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_officials" title="2010 FIFA World Cup officials">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_officials" title="2014 FIFA World Cup officials">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_officials" title="2018 FIFA World Cup officials">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_officials" title="2022 FIFA World Cup officials">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup">Team appearances</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup">AFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="African nations at the FIFA World Cup">CAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North,_Central_American_and_Caribbean_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup">CONCACAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_American_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="South American nations at the FIFA World Cup">CONMEBOL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceanian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup">OFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="European nations at the FIFA World Cup">UEFA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics" title="FIFA World Cup records and statistics">Overall records</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Player records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_players" title="List of FIFA World Cup winning players">winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_the_most_FIFA_World_Cups" title="List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups">top appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_red_cards" title="List of FIFA World Cup red cards">red cards</a></li></ul></li> <li>Goalscorer records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_top_goalscorers" title="FIFA World Cup top goalscorers">top</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_final_goalscorers" title="List of FIFA World Cup final goalscorers">finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_hat-tricks" title="List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks">hat-tricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_own_goals" title="List of FIFA World Cup own goals">own goals</a></li></ul></li> <li>Manager records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_managers" title="List of FIFA World Cup winning managers">winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_managers_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="List of managers at the FIFA World Cup">all appearances</a></li></ul></li> <li>Match records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_matches" title="List of FIFA World Cup opening matches">opening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_penalty_shoot-outs" title="List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs">penalty shoot-outs</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards" title="FIFA World Cup awards">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls" title="List of FIFA World Cup official match balls">Balls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:FIFA_World_Cup_controversies" title="Category:FIFA World Cup controversies">Controversies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economics_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="Economics of the FIFA World Cup">Economics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Fan_Festival" title="FIFA Fan Festival">Fan Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_films" title="List of FIFA World Cup official films">Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="History of the FIFA World Cup">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_mascots" title="List of FIFA World Cup official mascots">Mascots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_songs_and_anthems" title="List of FIFA World Cup songs and anthems">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:FIFA_World_Cup_matches" title="Category:FIFA World Cup matches">Notable matches</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_matches" title="Category:FIFA World Cup qualification matches">qualifying</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_referees" title="FIFA World Cup referees">Referees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_stadiums" title="List of FIFA World Cup stadiums">Stadiums</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_final_stadiums" title="List of FIFA World Cup final stadiums">finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy" title="FIFA World Cup Trophy">Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_video_games" title="FIFA World Cup video games">Video games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_World_Champions%27_Gold_Cup" title="1980 World Champions' Gold Cup">World Champions Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2" style="background:gold;"><div> <ul><li>1 Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will host the inaugural games</li> <li>2 There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only.</li> <li>3 No final held; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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exist)">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sweden_1930_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sweden 1930 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1934_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1934 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1934</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Italy_1934_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Italy 1934 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sweden_1934_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sweden 1934 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1938</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_1938_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="France 1938 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Argentina_1938_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Argentina 1938 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germany_1938_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Germany 1938 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1942_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1942 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1942</a>†</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brazil_1942_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brazil 1942 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germany_1942_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Germany 1942 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1946†</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>None</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1950</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brazil_1950_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brazil 1950 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Brazil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1954</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Switzerland_1954_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Switzerland 1954 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Switzerland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1958</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sweden_1958_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sweden 1958 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1962</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chile_1962_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chile 1962 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Argentina_1962_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Argentina 1962 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1962_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Germany 1962 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">West Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1966</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=England_1966_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="England 1966 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">England</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1966_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Germany 1966 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">West Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spain_1966_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spain 1966 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Spain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1970</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mexico_1970_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mexico 1970 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Argentina_1970_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Argentina 1970 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Argentina</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1974</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Germany 1974 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">West Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Italy_1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Italy 1974 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Netherlands_1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Netherlands 1974 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spain_1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spain 1974 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Spain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1978</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Argentina_1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Argentina 1978 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mexico_1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mexico 1978 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iran_1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Iran 1978 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colombia_1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Colombia 1978 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Colombia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1982</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spain_1982_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spain 1982 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1982_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Germany 1982 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">West Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1986</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mexico_1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mexico 1986 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Mexico</a></li> <li><s><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colombia_1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Colombia 1986 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Colombia</a></s>‡</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canada_1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canada 1986 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States 1986 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1990</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Italy_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Italy 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austria_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Austria 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=England_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="England 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">England</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="France 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greece_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Greece 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soviet_Union_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Soviet Union 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Germany 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">West Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iran_1994_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Iran 1994 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yugoslavia_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yugoslavia 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1994</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_1994_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States 1994 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brazil_1994_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brazil 1994 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morocco_1994_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morocco 1994 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Morocco</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">1998</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_1998_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="France 1998 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morocco_1998_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morocco 1998 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Switzerland_1998_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Switzerland 1998 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Switzerland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">2002</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Korea%E2%80%93Japan_2002_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Korea–Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">South Korea–Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mexico_2002_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mexico 2002 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Mexico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">2006</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germany_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brazil_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brazil 2006 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="England 2006 FIFA World Cup bid">England</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morocco_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morocco 2006 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Africa_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Africa 2006 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">South Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)">2010</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Africa_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egypt_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Egypt 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya%E2%80%93Tunisia_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Libya–Tunisia 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Libya–Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morocco_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morocco 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigeria_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nigeria 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Nigeria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2014 FIFA World Cup bids">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brazil_2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colombia_2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Colombia 2014 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)">Colombia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids">2018</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Russia_2018_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup bid">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium%E2%80%93Netherlands_2018_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid">Belgium–Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_2018_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portugal%E2%80%93Spain_2018_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Portugal–Spain 2018 FIFA World Cup bid">Portugal–Spain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids">2022</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Australia 2022 FIFA World Cup bid">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Japan 2022 FIFA World Cup bid">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korea_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="South Korea 2022 FIFA World Cup bid">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="United States 2022 FIFA World Cup bid">United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2026 FIFA World Cup bids">2026</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid">Canada–Mexico–United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morocco_2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid">Morocco</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2030 FIFA World Cup bids">2030</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morocco%E2%80%93Portugal%E2%80%93Spain_2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Morocco–Portugal–Spain 2030 FIFA World Cup bid">Morocco–Portugal–Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguay%E2%80%93Argentina%E2%80%93Chile%E2%80%93Paraguay_2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="Uruguay–Argentina–Chile–Paraguay 2030 FIFA World Cup bid">Uruguay–Argentina–Chile–Paraguay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2034 FIFA World Cup bids">2034</a></th><td 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