World Cuphard
As of 2026, how many different nations have won the FIFA World Cup while hosting the tournament on home soil?
CORRECT ANSWER
Six
Six different nations have won the World Cup as hosts: Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), England (1966), West Germany (1974), Argentina (1978) and France (1998).
ALL OPTIONS
AOnly one nation has ever managed it
BNine
CThree
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