Only 6 countries have ever won FIFA World Cup at home

Only six nations have won the FIFA World Cup on home soil. Of the 22 World Cups held so far, Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), England (1966), West Germany (1974), Argentina (1978), and France (1998) have lifted football's biggest trophy as hosts. France remains the most recent host country to achieve the feat, winning the 1998 World Cup.