List of all countries to host FIFA World Cup

The hosts of the 2030 and 2034 men’s FIFA World Cup have been confirmed

Football’s most famous competition has been the FIFA World Cup which allows every country around the globe to participate in the competition and whoever wins the golden trophy becomes an immortal nation.

Over the centuries around 17 countries have hosted the competition and many of them had a chance to win the trophy. The first FIFA World Cup competition was held in 1930 and Uruguay were the first country to host the event.

Since then 17 nations have organised the competition, which began with 17 countries participating in the tournament and has now expanded to 46 team competitions that will take part in the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada.

However, the most dominant national in this tournament has been Brazil who have won the trophy record five times, then comes Germany, France and Argentina. They are also the countries that are always favourites to win the trophy when they participate every four years.

This time USA will be co-hosting the World Cup for the second time along with Canada and Mexico in 2026. Meanwhile, Mexico will be the first country to host the tournament three times. Europe has become the continent to host the World Cup most times with 11 of the 22 editions taking place in European soil.

FIFA has also announced the nations who will host the 2030 and 2034 World Cup and in this article, we take a look at every country that has hosted the most prominent tournament of football.

Every Country to host the FIFA World Cup

Men’s World Cup

Year	Country
1930	Uruguay
1934	Italy
1938	France
1954	Switzerland
1958	Sweden
1962	Chile
1966	England
1970	Mexico
1974	Germany
1978	Argentina
1982	Spain
1986	Mexico
1990	Italy
1994	United States
1998	France
2002	Japan and South Korea
2006	Germany
2010	South Africa
2014	Brazil
2018	Russia
2022	Qatar
2026	Canada, Mexico and United States
2030	Morocco, Portugal and Spain
2034	Saudi Arabia

Just like men’s football, Women’s football was also given importance and over the decades it has continued to grow among women fans. Below take a look at nations that have hosted the Women’s FIFA World Cup.

Women’s World Cup

Year	Country
1991	China
1995	Sweden
1999	United States
2003	United States
2007	China
2011	Germany
2015	Canada
2019	France
2023	Australia and New Zealand
2027	Brazil

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