Wednesday, July 8, 2026

For 28 years, the host of the World Cup has not won the tournament. In this year's edition, the US team exited the round of 16 yesterday after losing to Belgium 1-4. Canada had previously exited the tournament at the same stage against Morocco, while Mexico was eliminated by England. Thus, the 2026 edition becomes the seventh consecutive edition in which the host country has failed to win the cup.

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The last edition in which the host country won the tournament was 1998, which was France. The teams that failed to win the cup on home soil are: South Korea and Japan (2002), Germany (2006), South Africa (2010), Brazil (2014), Russia (2018), Qatar (2022), and finally the US, Canada, and Mexico in the current 2026 edition.

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