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
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Beach Soccer World Cup: Asian zone (AFC): African zone (CAF): European zone (UEFA): North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF): Oceanian zone (OFC): South American zone (CONMEBOL): Only one venue was used in the city of Ravenna during the World Cup which has been called the "Stadio del Mare" or the "Stadium of the Sea", in English. The Stadium was built as a temporary structure, primarily built to host the World Cup however the stadium also hosted the third stage of the 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League, to promote beach soccer in the area before the start of the World