Editing FIFA World Cup (section)

=== Performances ===
{{See also|National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup#Hosts|l1=Results of host nations in the FIFA World Cup}}

Six of the eight champions have won one of their titles while playing in their own homeland, the exceptions being [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], who finished as runners-up after losing the [[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|deciding match]] on home soil in 1950 and lost their [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|semi-final]] against Germany in 2014, and [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]], which reached the second round on home soil in 1982. [[England national football team|England]] (1966) won its only title while playing as a host nation. [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] (1930), [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (1934), [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] (1978), and [[France national football team|France]] (1998) won their first titles as host nations but have gone on to win again, while [[Germany national football team|Germany]] (1974) won their second title on home soil.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8684839.stm "World Cup 1974 – West Germany win on home soil"]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604200852/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8684839.stm |date=4 June 2010 }}. BBC. Retrieved 2 December 2017</ref><ref name=host />

Other nations have also been successful when hosting the tournament. [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] (quarter-finals 1954), [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] (runners-up in 1958), [[Chile national football team|Chile]] (third place in 1962), [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] (fourth place in 2002), [[Russia national football team|Russia]] (quarter-finals 2018), and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] (quarter-finals in 1970 and 1986) all have their best results when serving as hosts.<ref name=host>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13956/11392096/world-cup-home-advantage-how-the-hosts-have-fared-and-why-there-is-hope-for-russia |title=World Cup home advantage: How the hosts have fared and why there is hope for Russia |author=Smith, Peter |publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=20 December 2022|archive-date=20 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220145414/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13956/11392096/world-cup-home-advantage-how-the-hosts-have-fared-and-why-there-is-hope-for-russia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44591345 |title=World Cup 2018: Russia reach quarter-finals after 4-3 penalty shootout win over Spain |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 July 2018 |author=Bevan, Chris|access-date=20 December 2022|archive-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622203909/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44591345|url-status=live}}</ref> So far, [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] (2010) and [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] (2022) failed to advance beyond the first round.<ref>Bevan, Chris. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_34/default.stm "France 1–2 South Africa"]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625153841/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_34/default.stm |date=25 June 2010 }}. BBC. Retrieved 2 December 2017</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/qatar-world-cup-worst-record-host-nation/darxjzu4goctrbquje8vfbyo |title=Qatar's World Cup flop: The Maroon finish with worst record for a host nation in FIFA history |publisher=Sporting News |author=Brischetto, Patrick |date=30 November 2022|access-date=20 December 2022|archive-date=17 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217073029/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/qatar-world-cup-worst-record-host-nation/darxjzu4goctrbquje8vfbyo|url-status=live}}</ref>

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