FIFA World Cup Hosts
* Seventeen countries have hosted the FIFA World Cup in its twenty-one tournaments
* Four countries have hosted the event twice: Mexico, Italy, France, Germany (formerly West Germany)
* The Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) and Maracana (Rio de Janeiro) are the only venues to have hosted two World Cup finals
* Japan and South Korea both hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup
* There will be three hosts in 2026: the United States, Canada, and Mexico
* Countries that both hosted and won: Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), England (1966), West Germany (1974), Argentina (1978) and France (1998)
Table of past hosts
| Hosts | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Qatar | ||
| 2018 Russia | France | Croatia |
| 2014 Brazil | Germany | Argentina |
| 2010 South Africa | Spain | Netherlands |
| 2006 Germany | Italy | France |
| 2002 Japan and South Korea | Brazil | Germany |
| 1998 France | France | Brazil |
| 1994 USA | Brazil | Italy |
| 1990 Italy | Germany | Argentina |
| 1986 Mexico | Argentina | Germany |
| 1982 Spain | Italy | Germany |
| 1978 Argentina | Argentina | Holland |
| 1974 Germany | Germany | Holland |
| 1970 Mexico | Brazil | Italy |
| 1966 England | England | Germany |
| 1962 Chile | Brazil | Czechoslovakia |
| 1958 Sweden | Brazil | Sweden |
| 1954 Switzerland | Germany | Hungary |
| 1950 Brazil | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 1946 | * not held | |
| 1942 | * not held | |
| 1938 France | Italy | Hungary |
| 1934 Italy | Italy | Czechoslovakia |
| 1930 Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina |