FIFA World Cup future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternating the hosts between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan, was the first one held in Asia, and the first tournament with multiple hosts. South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup in 2010. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since Argentina 1978, and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe. The host country is
El Salvador at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup on two occasions in 1970 and 1982. 16 players have been fielded three times each for El Salvador, making them record World Cup players for their country. El Salvador's only FIFA World cup goal was scored in one of the biggest-ever defeats in World Cup history, their 1-10 against Hungary in 1982. The goalscorer was Luis Ramírez Zapata. El Salvador at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of El Salvador's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to