With the widely considered the best tournament in the world, it's never surprising to see countries wanting to host it. It carries luxury and pride, as the globe's eyes are fixated on that nation for a whole month. Not only can it provide an economic boost, it can also help improve a nation's image.
"Sportswashing" it is dubbed and Qatar highlighted it by hosting the World Cup in 2022. However, although the hosts typically focus on putting on a show, they are always hoping their team can shine under the world's spotlight. It's easier said than done, with the battle to be crowned world champions taking place from the very first match to the last.
Since the first tournament in 1930, six teams have won the tournament whilst hosting it. In doing so, they have gone down in history as record-breakers. It hasn't happened since 1998, as Germany and Brazil have both blown chances to win the tournament whilst hosting in 2006 and 2014 respectively.
We have outlined everything you need to know about the six successful nations. Every host nation to win the World Cup Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 England 1966 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 France 1998 The 1930 World Cup will always be remembered. It was the very first tournament organised by Jules Rimet, kickstarting a love between nations able to compete on the world stage.
With Uruguay previously winning the Olympics, they were chosen as the hosts for the tournament. Originally, 16 teams were meant to compete, but only 13 did due to issues w.