List of awards for the soccer world championships

This list is about the awards for the men's soccer world championships .

Applications for the soccer world championship

competition	year	selected host		withdrawn application / rejected application 1	decision
		host	failed application
I.	1930	Uruguay	no	Italy, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, Hungary	Barcelona (May 18, 1929)
II	1934	Italy	no	Sweden	Stockholm / Zurich (May 14, 1932)
III	1938	France	Argentina, Germany	no	Barcelona (08/13/1936)
IV	1950	Brazil	no	no	Luxembourg (07/26/1946)
V	1954	Switzerland	no	no	Luxembourg (07/26/1946)
VI	1958	Sweden	no	no	Rio de Janeiro (June 23, 1950)
VII	1962	Chile	Argentina	Germany	Lisbon (06/10/1956)
VIII	1966	England	Germany	Spain	Rome (08/22/1960)
IV	1970	Mexico	Argentina	no	Rome (08.10.1964)
X	1974	Germany	no	Spain	London (07/06/1966)
XI	1978	Argentina	no	Mexico	London (07/06/1966)
XII	1982	Spain	no	Germany	London (07/06/1966)
XIII	1986	Colombia	no	no	Stockholm (June 9th, 1974)
XIII	1986	Mexico	Canada, USA	no	Zurich (May 20, 1983)
XIV	1990	Italy	Soviet Union	England, Greece	Zurich (May 19, 1984)
XV	1994	United States	Brazil, Morocco	no	Zurich (July 4th, 1988)
XVI	1998	France	Morocco, Switzerland	no	Zurich (July 1st, 1992)
XVII	2002	Japan & South Korea	Mexico	no	Zurich (May 31, 1996)
XVIII	2006	Germany	England, Morocco, South Africa	Brazil	Zurich (07/06/2000)
XIX	2010	South Africa	Egypt, Morocco	Libya & Tunisia	Zurich (May 15, 2004)
XX	2014	Brazil	no	Argentina, Colombia	Zurich (October 30, 2007)
XXI	2018	Russia	Belgium & Netherlands, England, Spain & Portugal	no	Zurich (02.12.2010)
XXII	2022	Qatar	Australia, Japan, South Korea, USA	Mexico, Indonesia	Zurich (02.12.2010)
XXIII	2026	Canada & Mexico & USA	Morocco	no	Moscow (13.06.2018)

¹The applications that have been withdrawn or rejected after the application deadline are counted. Mere expressions of interest are not taken into account here.

1930

Uruguay was declared host of the first soccer world championship on May 18, 1929 in Barcelona after the 5 European applicants withdrew.

Result

nation	be right
	Round 1
Uruguay	only applicant
Italy	withdrawn
Netherlands	withdrawn
Sweden	withdrawn
Spain	withdrawn
Hungary	withdrawn

1934

Italy was named host on October 9, 1932 after Sweden withdrew its application before the vote.

Result

nation	be right
	Round 1
Italy	only applicant
Sweden	withdrawn

1938

France was chosen as host by the FIFA Congress in Berlin on August 13, 1936.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
France	19th
Argentina	3
Germany	1
Overall votes	23

1942

Argentina, Brazil and Germany applied for the 1942 World Cup. Because of the outbreak of World War II, the tournament was canceled before an organizer was appointed.

1950 and 1954

On July 26, 1946, the FIFA Congress in Luxembourg appointed Brazil to host the 1950 World Cup and Switzerland to host the tournament in 1954.

1958

Sweden was the only applicant and was selected as the host on June 23, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro, with no opposing candidates.

Result

nation	Voting result
	Round 1
Sweden	only applicant

1962

On June 10, 1956, Chile was chosen as the host in Lisbon, Portugal.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Chile	32
Argentina	11
BR Germany	withdrawn
Overall votes	43

1966

England was chosen to host 1966 by the FIFA Congress in Rome on August 22, 1960.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
England	34
BR Germany	27
Spain	withdrawn
Overall votes	61

1970

The FIFA Congress took place on October 8, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Mexico was chosen to host the 1970 tournament.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Mexico	56
Argentina	32
Overall votes	88

1974, 1978 and 1982

The organizers of the three football world championships 1974, 1978 and 1982 were selected on July 6, 1966 by the FIFA Congress in London. Spain and West Germany stood as hosts for the 1974 and 1982 World Championships. Germany withdrew from the 1982 bidding process, while Spain withdrew from the 1974 bidding process. Mexico, the host of 1970, also withdrew, so Argentina won the bid.

Result 1974

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
BR Germany	only applicant
Spain	withdrawn

Result 1978

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Argentina	only applicant
Mexico	withdrawn

Result 1982

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Spain	only applicant
BR Germany	withdrawn

1986

Colombia was the only candidate and was chosen unopposed on June 9, 1974 in Stockholm by the FIFA Executive Committee to host.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Colombia	only applicant

Colombia withdrew on November 5, 1982, just under four years before the event, for financial reasons. A call for tenders was published again and FIFA received 3 applications. Mexico unanimously won the tender on May 20, 1983 in Zurich.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Mexico	unanimously
United States	0
Canada	0
Overall votes	unknown

1990

Italy was chosen to host by the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich on May 19, 1984.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Italy	11
Soviet Union	5
England	withdrawn
Greece	withdrawn
Overall votes	16

1994

The election of the host of the soccer world championship took place on July 4th, 1988 in Zurich. The United States of America received the majority of the vote.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
United States	10
Morocco	7th
Brazil	2
Overall votes	19th

1998

France was chosen to host the 1998 tournament on July 1, 1992 in Zurich by the FIFA Executive Committee.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
France	12
Morocco	7th
Switzerland	withdrawn
Overall votes	19th

2002

On May 31, 1996, the selection process took place in Zurich for the fifth time in a row.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Japan / South Korea	by acclamation
Mexico	withdrawn
Overall votes	unknown

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was hosted jointly for the first time in Asia by South Korea and Japan (the final took place in Japan). Initially, the two Asian countries were competitors in the bidding process. But shortly before the vote, they agreed with FIFA to host the event together. However, the rivalry and distance between them created organizational and logistical problems.

2006

On July 6, 2000, Germany was appointed host by the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich.

Result

Voting results
country	Round 1	round 2	Round 3
Germany	10	11	12
South Africa	6th	11	11
England	5	2	-
Morocco	3	-	-
Overall votes	24	24	23

In the decisive voting round, Charles Dempsey abstained, which led to a narrow victory for the German application.

2010

South Africa was chosen to host the 2010 tournament by the FIFA Executive Committee on May 8, 2004 in Zurich.

Result

nation	Voting result
	Round 1
South Africa	14th
Morocco	10
Egypt	0
Tunisia / Libya	withdrawn
Overall votes	24

2014

Brazil was named host by the FIFA Executive Committee on October 30, 2007 in Zurich

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Brazil	only applicant
Argentina	withdrawn
Colombia	withdrawn

2018 and 2022

See also : Awarding of the soccer world championships 2018 and 2022

The selection of the host countries took place on December 2, 2010 at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. After completion, it was clear that the World Cup would take place in Russia in 2018 and in Qatar in 2022.

Result 2018

Voting results
Applicants	1 round	2nd round
Russia	9	13
Spain & Portugal	7th	7th
Netherlands & Belgium	4th	2
England	2	-
Overall votes	22nd	22nd

Result 2022

Voting results
Applicants	1 round	2nd round	3rd round	4th round
Qatar	11	10	11	14th
United States	3	5	6th	8th
South Korea	4th	5	5	-
Japan	3	2	-	-
Australia	1	-	-	-
Overall votes	22nd	22nd	22nd	22nd

2026

See also : Awarding of the soccer World Cup 2026

The host of the Soccer World Cup 2026 was announced in Moscow on June 13, 2018. In contrast to previous World Cup awards, it was not the FIFA executive that decided on the award, but rather the assembly of member associations. To win a candidacy, an applicant needed an absolute majority of the votes.

Result

nation	Vote result
	Round 1
Canada  Mexico  United States	134
Morocco	65
neither of them	1
abstention	3
Overall votes	203

Web links

• FIFA World Cup Host Announcement Decision (PDF)

Individual evidence

1. ^ France Gets 1998 World Cup . In: The New York Times , July 3, 1992. Retrieved August 21, 2019. 
2. ↑ Russia and Qatar to host 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, respectively , FIFA. December 2, 2010. 
3. ↑ World Cup 2026: Canada, US & Mexico joint bid wins right to host tournament . BBC. June 13, 2018.
4. ↑ WM 2002 is also under suspicion of corruption. Retrieved August 22, 2019 . 
5. ^ FIFA World Cup 2006: Results of First Two Rounds of Voting , FIFA.com. July 6, 2000. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2008. 
6. ^ This is how Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup. October 16, 2015, accessed on August 21, 2019 .