<P> Six of the eight champions have won one of their titles while playing in their own homeland, the exceptions being Brazil, who finished as runners - up after losing the deciding match on home soil in 1950 and lost their semi-final against Germany in 2014, and Spain, which reached the second round on home soil in 1982 . England (1966) won its only title while playing as a host nation . Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), Argentina (1978) and France (1998) won their first titles as host nations but have gone on to win again, while Germany (1974) won their second title on home soil . </P> <P> Other nations have also been successful when hosting the tournament . Switzerland (quarter - finals 1954), Sweden (runners - up in 1958), Chile (third place in 1962), South Korea (fourth place in 2002), and Mexico (quarter - finals in 1970 and 1986) all have their best results when serving as hosts . So far, South Africa (2010) has been the only host nation to fail to advance beyond the first round . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Hosts </Th> <Th> Venues / Cities </Th> <Th> Total attendance </Th> <Th> Matches </Th> <Th> Avg . attendance </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Highest attendances † </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Th> Venue </Th> <Th> Game (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 3 / 1 </Td> <Td> 590,549 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 32,808 </Td> <Td> 93,000 </Td> <Td> Estadio Centenario, Montevideo </Td> <Td> Uruguay 6--1 Yugoslavia, Semi-final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 8 / 8 </Td> <Td> 363,000 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 21,353 </Td> <Td> 55,000 </Td> <Td> Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome </Td> <Td> Italy 2--1 Czechoslovakia, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 10 / 9 </Td> <Td> 375,700 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 20,872 </Td> <Td> 58,455 </Td> <Td> Olympique de Colombes, Paris </Td> <Td> France 1--3 Italy, Quarter - final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 6 / 6 </Td> <Td> 1,045,246 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 47,511 </Td> <Td> 173,850 </Td> <Td> Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro </Td> <Td> Brazil 1--2 Uruguay, Deciding match </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 6 / 6 </Td> <Td> 768,607 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 29,562 </Td> <Td> 63,000 </Td> <Td> Wankdorf Stadium, Bern </Td> <Td> West Germany 3--2 Hungary, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 12 / 12 </Td> <Td> 819,810 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 23,423 </Td> <Td> 50,928 </Td> <Td> Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg </Td> <Td> Brazil 2--0 Soviet Union, Group stage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 4 / 4 </Td> <Td> 893,172 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 27,912 </Td> <Td> 68,679 </Td> <Td> Estadio Nacional, Santiago </Td> <Td> Brazil 4--2 Chile, Semi-final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 8 / 7 </Td> <Td> 1,563,135 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 48,848 </Td> <Td> 98,270 </Td> <Td> Wembley Stadium, London </Td> <Td> England 4--2 West Germany, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 5 / 5 </Td> <Td> 1,603,975 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 50,124 </Td> <Td> 108,192 </Td> <Td> Estadio Azteca, Mexico City </Td> <Td> Mexico 1--0 Belgium, Group stage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> 9 / 9 </Td> <Td> 1,865,753 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 49,099 </Td> <Td> 83,168 </Td> <Td> Olympiastadion, West Berlin </Td> <Td> West Germany 1--0 Chile, Group stage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 6 / 5 </Td> <Td> 1,545,791 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 40,679 </Td> <Td> 71,712 </Td> <Td> River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires </Td> <Td> Italy 1--0 Argentina, Group stage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 17 / 14 </Td> <Td> 2,109,723 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 40,572 </Td> <Td> 95,500 </Td> <Td> Camp Nou, Barcelona </Td> <Td> Argentina 0--1 Belgium, Opening match </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 12 / 11 </Td> <Td> 2,394,031 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 46,039 </Td> <Td> 114,600 </Td> <Td> Estadio Azteca, Mexico City </Td> <Td> Mexico 1--1 Paraguay, Group stage Argentina 3--2 West Germany, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 12 / 12 </Td> <Td> 2,516,215 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 48,389 </Td> <Td> 74,765 </Td> <Td> San Siro, Milan </Td> <Td> West Germany 4--1 Yugoslavia, Group stage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 9 / 9 </Td> <Td> 3,587,538 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 68,991 </Td> <Td> 94,194 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California </Td> <Td> Brazil 0 (3)--(2) 0 Italy, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 10 / 10 </Td> <Td> 2,785,100 </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> 43,517 </Td> <Td> 80,000 </Td> <Td> Stade de France, Saint - Denis </Td> <Td> Brazil 0--3 France, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> South Korea Japan </Td> <Td> 10 / 10 10 / 10 </Td> <Td> 2,705,197 </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> 42,269 </Td> <Td> 69,029 </Td> <Td> International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan </Td> <Td> Brazil 2--0 Germany, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 12 / 12 </Td> <Td> 3,359,439 </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> 52,491 </Td> <Td> 72,000 </Td> <Td> Olympiastadion, Berlin </Td> <Td> Germany 1 (4)--(2) 1 Argentina, Quarter - final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 10 / 9 </Td> <Td> 3,178,856 </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> 49,670 </Td> <Td> 84,490 </Td> <Td> Soccer City, Johannesburg </Td> <Td> Spain 1--0 Netherlands, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 12 / 12 </Td> <Td> 3,429,873 </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> 53,592 </Td> <Td> 74,738 </Td> <Td> Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro </Td> <Td> Germany 1--0 Argentina, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 12 / 11 </Td> <Td> 3,031,768 </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> 47,371 </Td> <Td> 78,011 </Td> <Td> Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow </Td> <Td> Seven matches at the Luzhniki, including France 4--2 Croatia, Final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Overall </Th> <Th> 40,532,478 </Th> <Th> 900 </Th> <Th> 45,036 </Th> <Th> 171,772 </Th> <Th> Maracanã Stadium, Rio (1950) </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Hosts </Th> <Th> Venues / Cities </Th> <Th> Total attendance </Th> <Th> Matches </Th> <Th> Avg . attendance </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Highest attendances † </Th> </Tr>

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