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Early World Cups were given to countries at meetings of FIFA's congress. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The choice of location was highly controversial, given the three week boat journey between South America and Europe, the two centres of strength in football at the time. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The decision to hold the first cup in Uruguay, for example, led to only four European nations competing. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America [1] 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 American countries had been led to understand that the World Cup would rotate between the two continents. The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Both Argentina and Uruguay thus boycotted the tournament. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. [2] After World War Two, 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. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The system evolved so that the host country is now chosen in a vote by FIFA's Executive Committee. This is done under a single transferable vote system. Single transferable vote (STV is a preferential Voting system designed to minimize Wasted votes and provide Proportional representation The decision is currently made seven years in advance of the tournament.

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Voting Results

1930 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

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; this was followed by Sweden withdrawing in favor of Italy; then both Italy and Spain withdrew, in favor of the only remaining candidate Uruguay. The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international football teams The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The FIFA Congress met in Barcelona, Spain on May 18, 1929 to ratify the decision, and Uruguay was chosen without a vote. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Results:

  1. Flag of Uruguay Uruguay
  2. Flag of Italy Italy withdrew in favor of Uruguay
  3. Flag of Spain Spain withdrew in favor of Uruguay
  4. Flag of Sweden Sweden withdrew in favor of Italy
  5. Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  6. Flag of Hungary Hungary

1934 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

Sweden withdrew before the vote, allowing the only remaining candidate (Italy) to take the hosting job for the 1934 World Cup. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged and was hosted in Italy from 27 May to 10 June The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The decision was ratified by the FIFA Congress in Stockholm, Sweden and Zürich, Switzerland on May 14, 1932. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Italian Football Federation accepted the hosting duties on October 9, 1932. The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio FIGC) also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

Results:

  1. Flag of Italy Italy
  2. Flag of Sweden Sweden

1938 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

Without any nations withdrawing their bids before the vote, the FIFA Congress convened in Berlin, Nazi Germany on August 13, 1936 to decide the next host of the World Cup. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Electing France took only one ballot, as France had more than half of the votes in the first round.

Results:

  1. Flag of France France, 19 votes
  2. Flag of Argentina Argentina, 4 votes
  3. Flag of Germany Germany, 0 votes

1942 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

The outbreak of World War II canceled both the 1942 and 1946 World Cups; therefore, no vote was taken to determine a host. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

1950 FIFA World Cup

Bid:

Brazil had an official bid for the 1942 World Cup, but the Cup was canceled after the outbreak of World War II. The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, was the fourth staging of the World Cup and the first staged in 12 years due to World The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 1950 World Cup was originally scheduled for 1949, but the day after Brazil was selected by the FIFA Congress on July 26, 1946 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, the World Cup was rescheduled for 1950. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The city of Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg Luxemburg also known as Luxembourg City (Stad Lëtzebuerg Ville de Luxembourg Luxemburg Stadt is a commune with city Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by

Result:

  1. Flag of Brazil Brazil

1954 FIFA World Cup

Bid:

The 1954 World Cup hosting duty was decided on July 26, 1946, the same day that Brazil was selected for the 1950 World Cup, in Luxembourg City. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This World Cup was also (in addition to the 1950 FIFA World Cup) pushed back a year on July 27, 1946, changing the date from 1953 to 1954. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Result:

  1. Flag of Switzerland Switzerland

1958 FIFA World Cup

Bid:

As in most of the earlier World Cup bidding, the World Cup bidding process went unopposed, and the FIFA Congress ratified the choice of Sweden (who had withdrawn their bid for the 1930 World Cup) as the host in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 23, 1950. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Result:

  1. Flag of Sweden Sweden

1962 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

Despite West Germany withdrawing before the vote, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal on June 10, 1956, there were still two remaining bids, which allowed for a vote by the FIFA Congress. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup was held in Chile from May 30 to June 17. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. There was only one round of voting, with Chile winning over Argentina.

Results:

  1. Flag of Chile Chile, 32 votes
  2. Flag of Argentina Argentina, 11 votes
  3. Flag of West Germany West Germany

1966 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

Spain withdrew from the bidding prior to voting by the FIFA Congress, held in Rome, Italy on August 22, 1960. The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup was held in England from 11 July to 30 July The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Again, there was only one round of voting, with England defeating Germany for the hosting position.

Results:

  1. Flag of England England, 34 votes
  2. Flag of West Germany West Germany, 27 votes
  3. Flag of Spain Spain

1970 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

The FIFA Congress convened in Tokyo, Japan on October 8, 1964. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. One round of voting saw Mexico win the hosting duties over Argentina.

Results:

  1. Flag of Mexico Mexico, 56 votes
  2. Flag of Argentina Argentina, 32 votes

1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups

1974 Bids:

1978 Bids:

1982 Bids:

In an odd set of circumstances, three hosts were chosen in London, England on July 6, 1966 by the FIFA Congress. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Spain and 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 just won the 1970 hosting bid over Argentina just two years prior, agreed to withdraw and let Argentina take the hosting position.

Results:

1974:

  1. Flag of West Germany West Germany
  2. Flag of Spain Spain withdrew in exchange for 1982 hosting duties

1978:

  1. Flag of Argentina Argentina
  2. Flag of Mexico Mexico withdrew, as they had won hosting for World Cup 1970

1982:

  1. Flag of Spain Spain
  2. Flag of West Germany West Germany withdrew in exchange for 1974 hosting duties

1986 FIFA World Cup

Bid:

Host voting, now handled by the FIFA Executive Committee (or Exco), met in Stockholm on June 9, 1974 and ratified the unopposed Colombian bid. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

Result:

  1. Flag of Colombia Colombia

However, Colombia withdrew after they had already been selected to host the World Cup due to financial problems on November 5, 1982, just four years before the event was to start. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A call for bids was sent out again, and FIFA collected the following interested nations:

In Zürich on May 20, 1983, Mexico won the bidding unanimously as voted by the Exco, for the first time in FIFA World Cup bidding history (except those nations who bid unopposed). The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)

Results:

  1. Flag of Mexico Mexico, unanimous (unknown number of votes)
  2. (tie)Flag of Canada Canada, Flag of the United States USA: 0 votes

1990 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

England and Greece both withdrew before the vote, which was to be conducted by Exco in Zürich on May 19, 1984. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Once again, only one round of voting was required, as Italy won more votes than the Soviet Union.

Results:

  1. Flag of Italy Italy, 11 votes
  2. Flag of the Soviet Union USSR, 5 votes
  3. Flag of England England
  4. Flag of Greece Greece

1994 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

Despite having three nations bidding for host duties, voting only took one round. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Morocco national football team ( Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas, is the national The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The vote was held in Zürich (for the third straight time) on July 4, 1988. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The United States won the bid by receiving a little over half of the votes by the Exco members.

Results:

  1. Flag of the United States USA, 10 votes
  2. Flag of Morocco Morocco, 7 votes
  3. Flag of Brazil Brazil, 2 votes

1998 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

This vote was held in Zürich for the fourth straight time on July 1, 1992. The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The Morocco national football team ( Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas, is the national The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Morocco national football team ( Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas, is the national The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Only one vote was required to have France assume the hosting job over Morocco and Switzerland.

Result:

  1. Flag of France France, 12 votes
  2. Flag of Morocco Morocco, Flag of Switzerland Switzerland; combined 7 votes

2002 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

On May 31, 1996, the hosting selection meeting was held in Zürich for the fifth straight time. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Morocco national football team ( Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas, is the national The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A joint bid formulated between Japan and South Korea, and the bid was "voted by acclamation," an oral vote without ballots. An acclamation, in its most common sense is a form of Election that does not use a Ballot. The first joint bid of the World Cup was approved, edging out the single bid by Mexico. However, for hosting duties of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg (collectively known as Benelux) have expressed interest in a joint bid, which may or may not be allowed by the Executive Committee. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe that includes three neighboring monarchies, '''Be'''lgium, the '''Ne'''therlands, and

Results:

  1. Flag of South Korea Korea Republic/Flag of Japan Japan (joint bid, voted by acclamation)
  2. Flag of Mexico Mexico

Controversy

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup held outside the three traditional continents, when the tournament was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan. The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 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 co-hosting is not likely to happen again, and in 2004 officially stated that its statutes did not allow co-hosting bids. [3]

2006 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

On July 7, 2000, the host selection meeting was held for the sixth straight time in Zürich. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Morocco national football team ( Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas, is the national The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 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 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 odd abstention (see below).

Results
NationVote
123
Flag of Germany Germany101112
Flag of South Africa South Africa61111
Flag of England England520
Flag of Morocco Morocco200
Flag of Brazil Brazil000
Total Votes232423

Controversy

The controversy over the decision to award the 2006 FIFA World Cup to Germany led to a further change in practice. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Morocco national football team ( Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas, is the national The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The final tally was 12 votes to 11 in favor of Germany over the contenders South Africa, who had been favorites to win. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa New Zealand FIFA member Charles Dempsey, who was instructed to vote for South Africa by the Oceania Football Confederation, abstained from voting at the last minute. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC is one of the six "continental" confederations of international football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New 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 was widely believed then to have voted for South Africa. Sepp Blatter (born March 10, 1936 in Visp, Valais, Switzerland) is the 8th and current President of FIFA. [4] 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. Titanic is a German satirical Magazine which is published monthly A cuckoo clock is a Clock, typically pendulum driven, that strikes the hours using small bellows and pipes that imitate the call of the Common Black Forest ham, or Schwarzwälder Schinken in German is a variety of smoked Ham produced in the Black Forest region of Germany He argued that the pressure from all sides including "an attempt to bribe" him had become too much for him. [5]

Consequently, FIFA decided to rotate the hosting of the final tournaments between its constituent confederations until the selection of the host for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in 2007, when they announced that they will no longer continue with their continental rotation policy (see below). The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6]

2010 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

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 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and The Egypt national football team (منتخب مصر لكرة القدم nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the The Libya national football team (منتخب ليبيا لكرة القدم is the national team of Libya and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The Morocco national football team ( Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas, is the national The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and [3] This will be the first World Cup held in Africa. It will be the largest sporting event ever held on that continent, as the Olympics have yet to visit Africa. 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 May 8, 2004. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " On May 15, 2004 in Zürich (the seventh time in a row 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. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Egypt received no votes.

Results:

  1. Flag of South Africa South Africa, 14 votes
  2. Flag of Morocco Morocco, 10 votes
  3. Flag of Egypt Egypt, 0 votes
  4. Flag of Libya Libya withdrew on May 8, 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed
  5. Flag of Tunisia Tunisia withdrew on May 8, 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed

2014 FIFA World Cup

Bid:

FIFA continued their continental rotation procedure by earmarking the 2014 World Cup for South America. The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football The Morocco national football team ( Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas, is the national The Egypt national football team (منتخب مصر لكرة القدم nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the The Libya national football team (منتخب ليبيا لكرة القدم is the national team of Libya and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a FIFA initially indicated that they might back out of the rotation,[7] but later decided to continue the rotation, at least until the 2014 host decision, after which they later backed out of the decision.

Colombia had expressed interest in hosting the 2014 World Cup,[8] but withdrew. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. [9] Chile and Argentina had shown some interest as a joint bid, hoping to follow the same path as Korea-Japan 2002, but withdrew after joint bids were not allowed. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Brazil also expressed interest in hosting the World Cup. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld CONMEBOL, the South American Football Federation, indicated their preference for Brazil as a host. CONMEBOL or CSF ( Con federación Suda' me' ricana de Fút' bol', South American Football Confederation is the governing body of Football (soccer [10] 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.

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 due to financial problems). The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. The FIFA Executive Committee confirmed it as the host country in October 30, 2007 by a unanimous decision. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [11]

Result:

  1. Flag of Brazil Brazil (unanimous, unknown number of votes)

Future World Cup bids

2018 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup bids

Possible Bids:


FIFA announced on October 29, 2007 that it will no longer continue with their continental rotation policy, implemented after the 2006 World Cup host selection. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international This article concerns the process for determining the site of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup. The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior The China PR national football team ( is the national football team of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The Russia national football team (Сборная России по футболу is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe that includes three neighboring monarchies, '''Be'''lgium, the '''Ne'''therlands, and Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The newest host selection policy is that any country may bid for a World Cup, provided that their continental conference has not hosted either of the past two World Cups. For the 2018 World Cup bidding process, this means that bids from Africa and South America would not be allowed. This article concerns the process for determining the site of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup. The 53 member CAF ( African Football Confederation), ( French: Confédération Africaine de Football), ( Arabic: الإتحاد الأفريقى لكرة CONMEBOL or CSF ( Con federación Suda' me' ricana de Fút' bol', South American Football Confederation is the governing body of Football (soccer [12][13] Countries that have announced their interest include Australia, Canada, China, England, Greece, Japan, Mexico, Russia, United States, the combined bid of Spain & Portugal and the combined bid of Belgium, Netherlands, & Luxembourg. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by [12][14]

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