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
World Cup Soccer (pinball) World Cup Soccer (pinball) World Cup Soccer is a 1994 pinball machine designed by John Popadiuk and Larry DeMar and released by Midway. It is based on the 1994 FIFA World Cup. This table was formerly available as DLC for "The Pinball Arcade" until it was removed on June 30, 2018. This was previously published as "World Champion Soccer", as FarSight Studios was unable to secure the World Cup license from FIFA. This digital table has many changes; the "W-O-R-L-D-C-U-P" lights leading to the left loop are replaced by "C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N", "World Cup USA 94" on the plastics between left inlanes