Data

FIFA World Cup Host Countries Dataset

A source-backed record of every men's FIFA World Cup host country, split into an edition-level fact table and a country-level summary for mapping and reuse.

Dataset notes

Last updated June 7, 2026. The edition table contains 26 rows because co-host tournaments produce one row per host country.

The summary table contains 19 sovereign-country rows and is the layer intended for choropleth coloring.

Tournament editions

23

Men's World Cup editions included in the dataset.

Unique host countries

19

Counted at the sovereign-country level.

Repeat host countries

6

Countries appearing more than once in the host history.

Co-host tournaments

2

Editions where the host role is shared by multiple countries.

Source and scope

FIFA World Cup Archive

Official FIFA archive used as the historical reference point for past tournaments.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 hosts and cities

Official FIFA page confirming Canada, Mexico, and the United States as 2026 co-hosts.

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Country summary table

Country Continent Host count First host year Latest host year Host years
Mexico North America 3 1970 2026 1970, 1986, 2026
United States North America 2 1994 2026 1994, 2026
Brazil South America 2 1950 2014 1950, 2014
Germany Europe 2 1974 2006 1974, 2006
France Europe 2 1938 1998 1938, 1998
Italy Europe 2 1934 1990 1934, 1990
Canada North America 1 2026 2026 2026
Qatar Asia 1 2022 2022 2022
Russia Europe 1 2018 2018 2018
South Africa Africa 1 2010 2010 2010
Japan Asia 1 2002 2002 2002
South Korea Asia 1 2002 2002 2002
Spain Europe 1 1982 1982 1982
Argentina South America 1 1978 1978 1978
United Kingdom Europe 1 1966 1966 1966
Chile South America 1 1962 1962 1962
Sweden Europe 1 1958 1958 1958
Switzerland Europe 1 1954 1954 1954
Uruguay South America 1 1930 1930 1930

Edition detail table

Year Tournament Host country Host type Start date Source
1930 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay solo 1930-07-13 FIFA World Cup Archive
1934 1934 FIFA World Cup Italy solo 1934-05-27 FIFA World Cup Archive
1938 1938 FIFA World Cup France solo 1938-06-04 FIFA World Cup Archive
1950 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil solo 1950-06-24 FIFA World Cup Archive
1954 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland solo 1954-06-16 FIFA World Cup Archive
1958 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden solo 1958-06-08 FIFA World Cup Archive
1962 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile solo 1962-05-30 FIFA World Cup Archive
1966 1966 FIFA World Cup United Kingdom solo 1966-07-11 FIFA World Cup Archive
1970 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico solo 1970-05-31 FIFA World Cup Archive
1974 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany solo 1974-06-13 FIFA World Cup Archive
1978 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina solo 1978-06-01 FIFA World Cup Archive
1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain solo 1982-06-13 FIFA World Cup Archive
1986 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico solo 1986-05-31 FIFA World Cup Archive
1990 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy solo 1990-06-08 FIFA World Cup Archive
1994 1994 FIFA World Cup United States solo 1994-06-17 FIFA World Cup Archive
1998 1998 FIFA World Cup France solo 1998-06-10 FIFA World Cup Archive
2002 2002 FIFA World Cup Japan co-host 2002-05-31 FIFA World Cup Archive
2002 2002 FIFA World Cup South Korea co-host 2002-05-31 FIFA World Cup Archive
2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany solo 2006-06-09 FIFA World Cup Archive
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa solo 2010-06-11 FIFA World Cup Archive
2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil solo 2014-06-12 FIFA World Cup Archive
2018 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia solo 2018-06-14 FIFA World Cup Archive
2022 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar solo 2022-11-20 FIFA World Cup Archive
2026 2026 FIFA World Cup Canada co-host 2026-06-11 FIFA World Cup 2026 hosts and cities
2026 2026 FIFA World Cup Mexico co-host 2026-06-11 FIFA World Cup 2026 hosts and cities
2026 2026 FIFA World Cup United States co-host 2026-06-11 FIFA World Cup 2026 hosts and cities

Methodology notes

Each tournament is recorded at the country level. Co-host editions create one row per host country in the edition table, while the summary table rolls those rows up by sovereign country.

  • 1942 and 1946 are excluded because the tournaments were not held.
  • England 1966 is mapped to the United Kingdom so the country summary aligns with a sovereign-country choropleth.
  • West Germany 1974 is mapped to Germany for the same reason.

Repeat-host list

  • Mexico: 1970, 1986, 2026
  • United States: 1994, 2026
  • Brazil: 1950, 2014
  • Germany: 1974, 2006
  • France: 1938, 1998
  • Italy: 1934, 1990