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 98 (video game) of a group test involving other PC football games around at the same time, ahead of competitors such as "Actua Soccer 2", "Three Lions" and "Sensible Soccer '98". The magazine described the game as "Simply the best football game in the world." "World Cup 98" was a finalist for "Computer Games Strategy Plus"s 1998 "Sports Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to "Grand Prix Legends". The editors called "World Cup 98" "superb, a tour de force of soccer simulation." World Cup 98 (video game) World Cup 98 is the first official FIFA World Cup game developed by EA