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: Italia '90 FIFA World Cup. The game was based on the 1989 game "World Trophy Soccer" which was originally an arcade game for Mastertronic's Amiga-based Arcadia machines. Virgin Games had bought out Mastertronic in 1988 so the game was released for Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64 published by Virgin Mastertronic. Virgin Mastertronic obtained the official licence for the World Cup from sponsor Olivetti. They adapted the "World Trophy Soccer" game, renaming it "World Cup Soccer: Italia '90" while also porting it to Amstrad CPC, DOS and ZX Spectrum. No attempts were made to change the set up of the tournament or