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FIFA World Cup Hosts and Their Final Finish ⚽️

1930 🇺🇾 Uruguay - 🏆 Champions
1934 🇮🇹 Italy - 🏆 Champions
1938 🇫🇷 France - Quarter-finals
1950 🇧🇷 Brazil - 🥈 Runners-up
1954 🇨🇭 Switzerland - Quarter-finals
1958 🇸🇪 Sweden - 🥈 Runners-up
1962 🇨🇱 Chile - 🥉 Third Place
1966 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England - 🏆 Champions
1970 🇲🇽 Mexico - Quarter-finals
1974 🇩🇪 West Germany - 🏆 Champions
1978 🇦🇷 Argentina - 🏆 Champions
1982 🇪🇸 Spain - Second Group Stage
1986 🇲🇽 Mexico - Quarter-finals
1990 🇮🇹 Italy - 🥉 Third Place
1994 🇺🇸 United States - Round of 16
1998 🇫🇷 France - 🏆 Champions
2002 🇰🇷 South Korea - 4th Place
2002 🇯🇵 Japan - Round of 16
2006 🇩🇪 Germany - 🥉 Third Place
2010 🇿🇦 South Africa - Group Stage
2014 🇧🇷 Brazil - 4th Place
2018 🇷🇺 Russia - Quarter-finals
2022 🇶🇦 Qatar - Group Stage
2026 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸 Canada, Mexico & United States - Round of 16

• South Korea and Japan are listed separately as 2002 co-hosts.
• Canada, Mexico, and the United States are combined as the 2026 co-hosts.
• 2026 is included as shown in the original graphic and is not an actual tournament result.

🇦🇷 Emiliano Martínez has NEVER lost a final in his professional career.

✅ FA Cup (2020)
✅ Community Shield (2020)
✅ Copa América (2021)
✅ Finalissima (2022)
✅ FIFA World Cup (2022)
✅ Copa América (2024)
✅ UEFA Europa League (2026)

7 Finals. 7 Wins. 7 Trophies. 🏆

Pickford Argentina penalty taker list

Spain vs Argentina

Final

Argentina 2 - 1 England

England 0 - 0 Argentina

England vs Argentina

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