FIFA World Cup hosts - wikipedia FIFA World Cup hosts Logo of FIFA Map of FIFA World Cup final hosts, 1930 -- 2018. Dark green : twice ; middle green : once ; light green : planned until 2026 Seventeen countries have been FIFA World Cup hosts in the competition 's twenty tournaments since the inaugural World Cup in 1930. The organization at first awarded hosting to countries at meetings of FIFA '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. The next two World Cups were both held in Europe. The decision to hold the second of these, the 1938 FIFA World Cup, 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 Argentina and Uruguay thus boycotted the tournament. The first tournament following World War II, held in Brazil in 1950, had three teams withdraw for either financial problems or disagreements with the organization. To avoid any future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternation between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the 2002 FIFA World Cup 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 exhaustive ballot system. The decision is currently made roughly seven years in advance of the tournament, though the hosts for the 2022 tournament were chosen at the same time as those for the 2018 tournament. Only Mexico, Italy, France, Germany ( West Germany until shortly after the 1990 World Cup ) and Brazil have hosted the event on two occasions. Mexico City 's Estadio Azteca and Rio de Janeiro 's Maracanã are the only venues ever to have hosted two FIFA World Cup finals. Only the 2002 FIFA World Cup had more than one host, being split between Japan and South Korea. Upon the selection of Canada -- Mexico -- United States bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, 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, should it be selected, will become the first stadium to stage three World Cup tournaments. Contents 1 List of hosts 2 Results of hosts 3 1930 FIFA World Cup 4 1934 FIFA World Cup 5 1938 FIFA World Cup 6 Cancelled FIFA World Cups 1942 and 1946 7 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups 7.1 1950 bid 7.2 1954 bid 8 1958 FIFA World Cup 9 1962 FIFA World Cup 10 1966 FIFA World Cup 11 1970 FIFA World Cup 12 1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups 12.1 1974 results 12.2 1978 results 12.3 1982 results 13 1986 FIFA World Cup 14 1990 FIFA World Cup 15 1994 FIFA World Cup 16 1998 FIFA World Cup 17 2002 FIFA World Cup 18 2006 FIFA World Cup 18.1 Controversy 19 2010 FIFA World Cup 19.1 Controversy 20 2014 FIFA World Cup 21 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups 22 2026 FIFA World Cup 23 2030 FIFA World Cup 24 2034 FIFA World Cup 25 Total bids by country 26 Host country performances 27 Notes 28 References 29 External links List of hosts Year Host Continent Winner 1930 Uruguay South America Uruguay 1934 Italy Europe Italy 1938 France Europe Italy 1942 Cancelled because of World War II * 1946 Cancelled because of World War II 1950 Brazil South America Uruguay 1954 Switzerland Europe Germany 1958 Sweden Europe Brazil 1962 Chile South America Brazil 1966 England Europe England 1970 Mexico North America Brazil Germany Europe Germany 1978 Argentina South America Argentina 1982 Spain Europe Italy 1986 Mexico North America Argentina 1990 Italy Europe Germany 1994 United States North America Brazil 1998 France Europe France 2002 Japan South Korea Asia Brazil 2006 Germany Europe Italy South Africa Africa Spain 2014 Brazil South America Germany 2018 Russia Europe France 2022 Qatar Asia 2026 Canada Mexico United States North America 2030 TBD 2034 TBD 1. In 1942, Germany was expected to be the host country, but because of the World War II, the World Cup was cancelled. Results of hosts Except 1934, host nations are granted an automatic spot in the World Cup group stages. The first host ever to fail to advance past the first round was South Africa in 2010. denotes the best result in the team 's history, - the best result at the time of the competition ( improved later ). No. Year Host nation Finish 1930 Uruguay Champions 1934 Italy Champions 1938 France Quarter - final ‡ -- 1942 Germany ( expected ) Tournament is canceled due to World War II -- 1946 Tournament canceled, during the World War II 1950 Brazil Runners - up 5 1954 Switzerland Quarter - final † 6 1958 Sweden Runners - up 7 1962 Chile Third place 8 1966 England Champions 9 1970 Mexico Quarter - final † 10 West Germany Champions 11 1978 Argentina Champions 12 1982 Spain Round 2 ( Top 12 ) ( Format was different from other cups. ) 13 1986 Mexico Quarter - final † 14 1990 Italy Third place 15 1994 United States Round of 16 16 1998 France Champions 17 2002 South Korea Fourth place Japan Round of 16 † 18 2006 Germany Third place 19 South Africa Group stage 20 2014 Brazil Fourth place 21 2018 Russia Quarter - final 22 2022 Qatar TBD 23 2026 Canada TBD Mexico TBD United States TBD 1930 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1930 FIFA World Cup Bids : Hungary Italy Netherlands Spain Sweden Uruguay Before the FIFA Congress 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 Barcelona, Spain on 18 May 1929 to ratify the decision, and Uruguay was chosen without a vote. Results : Uruguay Italy withdrew Spain withdrew Sweden withdrew Netherlands withdrew Hungary withdrew Notice that the celebration of the first World Cup coincided with the centennial anniversary of the first Constitution of Uruguay. For that reason, the main stadium built in Montevideo for the World Cup was named Estadio Centenario. 1934 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1934 FIFA World Cup Bids : Italy Sweden 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 Stockholm, Sweden and Zürich, Switzerland on 14 May 1932. The Italian Football Federation accepted the hosting duties on 9 October 1932. Results : Italy Sweden withdrew 1938 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1938 FIFA World Cup Bids : Argentina France Germany Without any nations withdrawing their bids, the FIFA Congress convened in Berlin, 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. Results : France, 19 votes Argentina, 3 votes Germany, 1 vote Cancelled FIFA World Cups 1942 and 1946 Bids for 1942 : Argentina Brazil Germany Cancelled FIFA election of the host for the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939. Bids for 1946 : none 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups Main articles : 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1954 FIFA World Cup 1950 bid Bid : Brazil 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 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, the World Cup was rescheduled for 1950. Result : Brazil 1954 bid Bid : Switzerland The 1954 World Cup hosting duty was decided on 26 July 1946, the same day that Brazil was selected for the 1949 World Cup, in Luxembourg City. On 27 July, the FIFA Congress pushed back the 5th World Cup finals by three years, deciding it should take place in 1954. Result : Switzerland 1958 FIFA World Cup Main articles : 1958 FIFA World Cup § Host selection, and 1958 FIFA World Cup Bid : Sweden Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Sweden expressed interest in hosting the tournament. Swedish delegates lobbied other countries at the FIFA Congress held in Rio de Janeiro around the opening of the 1950 World Cup finals. Sweden was awarded the 1958 tournament unopposed in on 23 June 1950. Result : Sweden 1962 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1962 FIFA World Cup Bids : Argentina Chile West Germany West Germany withdrew before the vote, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal on 10 June 1956, leaving two remaining bids. In one round of voting, Chile won over Argentina. Results : Chile, 31 votes Argentina, 12 votes West Germany withdrew 1966 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1966 FIFA World Cup Bids : England West Germany Spain Spain withdrew from the bidding prior to voting by the FIFA Congress, held in Rome, Italy on 22 August 1960. Again, there was only one round of voting, with England defeating West Germany. Results : England, 34 votes West Germany, 27 votes Spain withdrew 1970 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1970 FIFA World Cup Bids : Argentina Australia Colombia Japan Mexico Peru The FIFA Congress convened in Tokyo, Japan on 8 October 1964. One round of voting saw Mexico win the hosting duties over Argentina. Results : Mexico, 56 votes Argentina, 32 votes Australia withdrew Colombia withdrew Japan withdrew Peru withdrew 1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups Main articles : 1974 FIFA World Cup, 1978 FIFA World Cup, and 1982 FIFA World Cup Three hosts for the 1974, 1978, and 1982 World Cups were chosen in London, 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. 1974 results West Germany Spain withdrew in exchange for 1982 hosting duties Italy withdrew Netherlands withdrew 1978 results Argentina Colombia withdrew Mexico withdrew, as they had won hosting for 1970 1982 results Spain West Germany withdrew in exchange for 1974 hosting duties Italy withdrew 1986 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup Bid : Colombia Host voting, handled by the then - FIFA Executive Committee ( or Exco ), met in Stockholm on 9 June 1974 and ratified the unopposed Colombian bid. Result : Colombia However, Colombia withdrew after being selected to host the World Cup for financial problems 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 : Canada Mexico United States 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 ( except those nations who bid unopposed ). Results : Mexico unanimous vote United States 0 votes Canada 0 votes 1990 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1990 FIFA World Cup Bids : Austria England France Greece Iran Italy Soviet Union West Germany Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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 : Italy, 11 votes Soviet Union, 5 votes Austria withdrew England withdrew France withdrew Greece withdrew Iran withdrew West Germany withdrew Yugoslavia withdrew 1994 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Bids : Brazil Morocco United States Chile 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 : United States, 10 votes Morocco, 7 votes Brazil, 2 votes Chile withdrew 1998 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1998 FIFA World Cup Bids : England France Germany Morocco Switzerland 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 : France, 12 votes Morocco, 7 votes Switzerland withdrew England withdrew Germany withdrew 2002 FIFA World Cup Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Bids : South Korea / Japan Mexico 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 acclamation '', an oral vote without ballots. The first joint bid of the World Cup was approved, edging out Mexico. Results : South Korea / Japan ( joint bid, voted by acclamation ) Mexico The 2002 FIFA World Cup was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan ( 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. 2006 FIFA World Cup Main article : 2006 FIFA World Cup Further information : List of 2006 FIFA World Cup controversies Bids : Brazil England Germany Morocco South Africa On 6 July 2000, the host selection meeting was held for the sixth straight time in Zürich. Brazil withdrew its bid three days before the vote, and the field was narrowed to four. This was the first selection in which more than one vote round was required. Three 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 ). Results Nation Vote Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Germany 10 11 12 South Africa 6 11 11 England 5 Eliminated Morocco Eliminated Eliminated Total votes 23 24 23 Controversy The controversy over the decision to award the 2006 FIFA World Cup 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 Charlie Dempsey, who was instructed to vote for South Africa by the Oceania Football Confederation, 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 Sepp Blatter, who, it was widely believed, would then have voted for South Africa. Dempsey was among eight members of the Executive Committee to receive a fax by editors of the German satirical magazine Titanic on Wednesday, the night before the vote, promising a cuckoo clock and Black Forest ham 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. 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 2014 FIFA World Cup, when they announced that they will no longer continue with their continental rotation policy ( see below ). 2010 FIFA World Cup Main article : 2010 FIFA World Cup Further information : List of 2010 FIFA World Cup controversies Bids : Egypt Morocco Nigeria South Africa Tunisia / Libya 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 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first World Cup to be held in Africa. On 7 July 2001, during the FIFA Congress in Buenos Aires, a decision was ratified, which was that the rotation will begin in Africa. 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. In January 2003, Nigeria entered the bidding process, but withdrew their bid in September. In March 2003, Sepp Blatter initially said Nigeria 's plan to co host the 2010 FIFA World Cup with four African countries would not work. Nigeria had originally hoped to bid jointly with West African 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. Results Nation Vote Round 1 South Africa 14 Morocco 10 Egypt 0 Tunisia / Libya Withdrew Nigeria Withdrew Total votes 24 Controversy On 28 May 2015, media covering the 2015 FIFA corruption case 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 Jack Warner and to other FIFA Executive Committee members. On 4 June 2015, FIFA executive Chuck Blazer, having co-operated with the FBI 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. '' On 6 June 2015, The Daily Telegraph reported that Morocco had received the most votes, but South Africa was awarded the tournament instead. 2014 FIFA World Cup Main articles : 2014 FIFA World Cup bids and 2014 FIFA World Cup Further information : List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies Bids : Argentina Brazil Colombia 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, 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, but withdrew undertaking the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Brazil also expressed interest in hosting the World Cup. CONMEBOL, the South American Football Federation, indicated their preference for Brazil as a host. 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 1986 FIFA World Cup ( 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. Result : 2014 FIFA bidding ( majority 12 votes ) Bidders Votes Round 1 Round 2 Brazil N / A N / A Argentina Withdrew Colombia Withdrew 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups Main articles : 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids, 2018 FIFA World Cup, and 2022 FIFA World Cup Further information : List of 2018 FIFA World Cup controversies and 2022 FIFA World Cup controversies 2018 Bids : Belgium / Netherlands England Spain / Portugal Russia 2022 Bids : Australia Japan South Korea Qatar United States Wikinews has related news : FIFA receives eleven bids for 2018 and 2022 World Cups FIFA announced on 29 October 2007 that it will no longer continue with its continental rotation policy, implemented 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 2018 World Cup bidding process, this meant that bids from Africa and South America were not allowed. For the 2022 World Cup bidding process, this meant that bids from South America and Europe were not allowed. 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. 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. 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 will be 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 will be 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. 2018 Results Nation Vote Round 1 Round 2 Russia 9 13 Spain / Portugal 7 7 Netherlands / Belgium England Eliminated Total votes 22 22 2022 results Nation Vote Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Qatar 11 10 11 14 United States 5 6 8 South Korea 5 5 Eliminated Japan Eliminated Eliminated Australia Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Total votes 22 22 22 22 2026 FIFA World Cup Main articles : 2026 FIFA World Cup bids and 2026 FIFA World Cup Bids : Canada / Mexico / USA Morocco Under FIFA rules as of 2016, the 2026 Cup could not be in either Europe ( UEFA ) or Asia ( AFC ), leaving an African ( CAF ) bid, a North American ( CONCACAF ) bid, a South American ( CONMEBOL ) bid or an Oceanian ( OFC ) bid as other possible options. In March 2017, FIFA 's president Gianni Infantino confirmed that `` Europe ( UEFA ) and Asia ( AFC ) had been excluded from the bidding following the selection of Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively. '' 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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On 10 June 2015, FIFA announced that the bid process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was postponed. However, following the FIFA Council meeting on 10 May 2016, a new bid schedule was announced for May 2020 as the last in a four - phase process. On 14 October 2016, FIFA said it would accept a tournament - sharing bid by CONCACAF members Canada, Mexico and the United States. 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. On 11 August 2017, Morocco officially announced a bid to host. Therefore, the official 2026 FIFA World Cup bids were from two football confederations. The first one was from CONCACAF, which was triple bid by Canada, United States and Mexico, and the second one was from CAF with a bid by Morocco. The host was announced on 13 June 2018 at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, Russia. 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, should selected, 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 women 's World Cups, 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 : 1934, 1998 / Women 's : 2019 ). The United States becomes the first country to host both men 's and women 's World Cup twice each. 2026 Results Nation Vote Round 1 Canada / Mexico / United States 134 Morocco 65 None of the Bids Total votes 200 2030 FIFA World Cup Main article : 2030 FIFA World Cup The bidding process for the world cup is yet to start. Two early bids for the 2030 FIFA World Cup - the Centennial World Cup - have however been proposed. The first proposed bid has been a collective bid by the members of the Argentine Football Association and Uruguayan Football Association into a proposed joint bid from Uruguay and Argentina. The second bid has been a proposed bid by The Football Association of England. Under FIFA rules as of 2017, the 2030 World Cup can not be held in Asia ( AFC ) because the Asian Football Confederation is excluded from the bidding following the selection of Qatar in 2022. Also in June 2017, UEFA 's president Aleksander Čeferin stated that Europe ( UEFA ) will definitely fight for its right to host the 2030 World Cup. The Uruguay -- Argentina proposed bid would not coincide with the centennial anniversary of the first FIFA World Cup final, and the bicentennial of the first Constitution of Uruguay, 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 Argentine Football Association and the Uruguayan Football Association on 29 July 2017. Before Uruguay and Argentina played out a goalless draw in Montevideo, FC Barcelona players Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi promoted the bid with commemorative shirts. On 31 August 2017, it was suggested Paraguay would join as a third host. CONMEBOL, the South American confederation ( which can not bid under current FIFA rules ), confirmed the joint three - way bid in September 2017. English FA vice chairman David Gill has proposed that his country could bid for 2030, provided the bidding process is made more transparent. `` 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. '' In June 2017, UEFA stated that `` it would support a pan-British bid for 2030 or even a single bid from England. '' Moreover, a possible English bid for 2030 was also backed by the German Football Association. On 15 July 2018, Deputy Leader of the UK Labour Party, Tom Watson, 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. '' On 16 July 2018, British Prime Minister Theresa May expressed her support of the bid and her openness about discussions with football authorities. Although there had been no prior discussion with the Football Association, the Scottish FA also expressed its interest about joining a Home Nations bid. Former Scottish First Minister Henry McLeish has called the Scottish government and the Scottish Football Association to bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup with the other British nations. On 17 June 2018, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced its co-bidding for the 2030 World Cup. There are two possible joint bids one with the Tunisia and the Algeria or the other with two UEFA members Spain and Portugal. On 17 June 2018, the English Football Association announced that they are in talks with home nations over a UK - wide bid to host 2030 World Cup. On 1 August 2018, it was reported that the FA was preparing a bid for England to host the World Cup in 2030. A decision is expected to be made in 2019, after the FA will conduct a feasibility work on a potential bid. On 10 July 2018, Egypt 's Sports Minister expressed interest in bidding to host. The original bid logo for the Uruguay - Argentina World Cup Bid. Confirmed plan to bid : CONMEBOL : Uruguay / Argentina / Paraguay : Uruguay -- Argentina -- Paraguay 2030 FIFA World Cup bid CAF / UEFA : Morocco ( pending on Algeria and Tunisia or pending on Spain and Portugal ) : Morocco 2030 FIFA World Cup bid Potential bid : UEFA : United Kingdom ( England / Scotland / Northern Ireland / Wales ) : United Kingdom 2030 FIFA World Cup bid Expressed interest in bidding : CAF : Egypt 2034 FIFA World Cup Main articles : 2034 FIFA World Cup bids and 2034 FIFA World Cup The first bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup has been proposed as a collective bid by the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The idea of a combined ASEAN bid had been mooted as early as January 2011, when the Football Association of Singapore 's then - President, Zainudin Nordin, said in a statement that the proposal had been made at an ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting. In 2013, Nordin and Special Olympics 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 can not be held in Asia ( AFC ) as Asian Football Confederation members are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Qatar in 2022. Therefore, the earliest bid by an AFC member could be made for 2034. Later, Malaysia has withdrawn 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 chief Gianni Infantino to Yangon, Myanmar. In July 2017, Joko Driyono, the Vice-President of Indonesia 's Football Association, during the meeting in Vietnam said that Indonesia and Thailand were set to lead a consortium of South - East Asian nations in the bid. Driyono added that, for geographic 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. In September 2017, the Football Association of Thailand 's Deputy CEO, Benjamin Tan, at the ASEAN Football Federation ( AFF ) Council meeting, confirmed that his Association has `` put in their interest to bid and co-host '' the 2034 World Cup with Indonesia. On the same occasion, the General Secretary of the AFF, Dato Sri Azzuddin Ahmad, confirmed that Indonesia and Thailand will submit a joint bid. Indonesia is the only Southeast Asian country to have participated in the World Cup ; its national team was the first from Asia to do so and it became one of the fewest World Cup teams to qualify without playing a match because of opponents ' withdrawals. The 1938 World Cup is the Indonesians ' only appearance to date when they were known as the Dutch East Indies. A loss to Hungary made Indonesia the only national team in World Cup history to have played a single match. Far from ever hosting the World Cup, no other Southeast Asian country has ever played at the tournament. As of June 2018, Indonesia is ranked by FIFA at 164th place. China has announced its interest in bidding several times and reports stated `` that China is likely to host the World Cup for the first time in 2034. '' In July 2018 Egypt 's sports minister Ashraf Sobhy expressed interest in bidding to host. Expressed interest in bidding : AFC : Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam China CAF : Egypt Zimbabwe Total bids by country World Cup - winning bids are bolded. Planned but not - yet - official bids for 2030 and beyond are not included. Country Bids Years Germany 6 1938, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1982, 2006 Morocco 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2026, 2030 Spain 1930, 1966, 1974, 1982, 2018,, 2030 Argentina 5 1938, 1962, 1970, 1978, 2030 Mexico 1970, 1978, 1986, 2002, 2026 Brazil 1950, 1994, 2006, 2014 England 1966, 1990, 2006, 2018 United States 1986, 1994, 2022, 2026 Italy 1930, 1934, 1990 Japan 1970, 2002, 2022 Australia 1970, 2022 Canada 1986, 2026 Chile 1962, 2014 Colombia 1986, 2014 Egypt 2010, 2030 France 1938, 1998 Netherlands 1930, 2018 Portugal 2018,, 2030, Russia 1990, 2018 South Africa 2006, 2010 South Korea 2002, 2022 Switzerland 1954, 1998 Sweden 1934, 1958 Tunisia 2010, 2030 Uruguay 1930, 2030 Algeria 2030 Belgium 2018 Greece 1990 Hungary 1930 Iran 1990 Libya Paraguay 2030 Qatar 2022 ^ Jump up to : Bid by West Germany, which was joined by East Germany in 1990 to form the reunified nation of Germany. ^ Jump up to : Joint bid by Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. ^ Jump up to : Joint bid by Morocco, Spain and Portugal. ^ Jump up to : Joint bid by Portugal and Spain. ^ Jump up to : Joint bid by Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. ^ Jump up to : 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. ^ Jump up to : Joint bid by Canada, Mexico and the United States. ^ Jump up to : Joint bid by Japan and South Korea. ^ Jump up to : Joint bid by Belgium and the Netherlands. Jump up ^ Bid by the Soviet Union, which dissolved into multiple countries in 1991 and whose records are inherited by Russia. ^ Jump up to : Joint bid by Libya and Tunisia. Host country performances Further information : National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup It is widely considered that home advantage is common in the World Cup, with the host team usually performing above average. Of the eight countries that have won the tournament, only Brazil and Spain have not been champions while hosting, and England has their only title as hosts. Further, Sweden got to its only final as hosts of the 1958 tournament, and only the Swedes and Brazilians finished as runner - up in home soil. The host country reached the semi-finals thirteen times in twenty tournaments, and both Chile and South Korea had their only finishes on the top four at home. Only South Africa in 2010 managed to not go past the group stage. # Performance Team Year Pld Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Champion Uruguay 1930 0 0 100 % 15 12 3.8 Champion France 1998 7 6 0 93 % 15 13 1.9 2.1 Champion England 1966 6 5 0 92 % 11 8 1.3 1.8 Champion Italy 1934 5 0 90 % 12 9 1.8 2.4 5 Champion West Germany 7 6 0 86 % 13 9 1.3 1.9 6 Champion Argentina 1978 7 5 79 % 15 9 1.3 2.1 7 Runner - up Brazil 1950 6 75 % 22 6 16 2.7 3.7 8 Runner - up Sweden 1958 6 75 % 12 7 5 0.8 9 Third place Italy 1990 7 6 0 93 % 10 8 1.1 1.4 10 Third place Germany 2006 7 5 79 % 14 6 8 1.1 11 Third place Chile 1962 6 0 67 % 10 8 0.33 1.3 12 Fourth place South Korea 2002 7 57 % 8 6 0.3 1.1 13 Fourth place Brazil 2014 7 57 % 11 14 − 3 − 0.4 1.57 14 Quarter - final Russia 2018 5 60 % 11 7 0.8 15 Quarter - final Mexico 1986 5 0 80 % 6 0.8 16 Quarter - final Mexico 1970 63 % 6 0.5 1.5 17 Quarter - final Switzerland 1954 0 50 % 11 11 0 0 2.8 18 Quarter - final France 1938 0 50 % 0 0 19 Second round Spain 1982 5 40 % 5 − 1 − 0.2 0.8 20 Round of 16 Japan 2002 63 % 5 0.5 1.25 21 Round of 16 United States 1994 38 % − 1 − 0.3 0.8 22 Group stage South Africa 50 % 5 − 2 − 0.7 Win % → Every draw counted as a half win. 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Jump up ^ `` FIFA Council agrees on four - phase bidding process for 2026 FIFA World Cup ''. FIFA.com. 10 May 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` World Cup 2026 may be co-hosted in North America after FIFA says it will accept tournament - sharing ''. Mirror.co.uk. 2016 - 10 - 14. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 11. Jump up ^ `` U.S., Mexico and Canada officially launch bid to co-host 2026 World Cup ''. ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Le Maroc dépose officiellement sa candidature pour le Mondial 2026 ''. Le360. 11 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` FIFA open to 40 - team World Cup, Canada as co-hosts ''. Sportsnet.ca. 2016 - 09 - 06. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 11. Jump up ^ Graham Dunbar ( 2016 - 09 - 06 ). `` FIFA president Infantino open to 40 - team World Cup, co-hosts ''. Ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 11. Jump up ^ Graham Dunbar ( 2016 - 10 - 14 ). `` FIFA blocks Europe from hosting 2026 World Cup ''. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 11. 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Jump up ^ Gadd, Mick ( 1 September 2017 ). `` Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez campaign for Uruguay and Argentina 's 2030 World Cup bid before 0 - 0 draw ''. Daily Mirror. Jump up ^ `` Es oficial : Paraguay se suma a la candidatura de Argentina y Uruguay para el Mundial 2030 '' ( It 's official : Paraguay adds itself to the Argentina and Uruguay bid ) ( in Spanish ). 5 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sin Messi ni Suárez, así es el primer video promocional para la candidatura del Mundial 2030 '' ( Without Messi and Suarez, here is the first promotional video for the 2030 World Cup bid ) ( in Spanish ). 5 September 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` England could bid for 2030 World Cup, says FA vice-chairman David Gill ''. Retrieved 31 March 2015. ^ Jump up to : McMahon, Bobby. `` Uruguay, Argentina And Paraguay Bid For 2030 FIFA World Cup Finals Will Be Hard To Beat ''. Retrieved 15 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` England amazingly backed by Germany in World Cup 2030 bid ''. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Tom Watson : Labour would back an England - led bid to host the World Cup in 2030 ''. ITV News. Retrieved 15 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Theresa May backs bid to bring football home by holding World Cup 2030 in Britain ''. Daily Mirror. 16 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` World Cup 2030 : UK bid to host tournament backed by government ''. The Independent. 16 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` World Cup 2030 : Scottish FA ' open - minded ' to joining home nations bid ''. BBC. 17 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Henry McLeish : Scotland should lead home nations bid for World Cup 2030 ''. Herald Scotland. 21 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Zetchi : Pour une coupe du monde `` Algérie - Tunisie - Maroc '' en 2030 -- Algerie Direct ``. Retrieved 17 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Morocco to Allegedly Team up with Spain, Portugal to Host 2030 World Cup ''. Retrieved 22 August 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` FA in talks with home nations over UK - wide bid to host 2030 World Cup ''. The Guardian. 14 June 2018. 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Question: who decides where the world cup is held
Answer: chosen in a vote by FIFA's Congress