FIFA World Cup hosts second of these, the 1938 FIFA World Cup, in France was controversial, as the South American countries had been led to understand that the World Cup would rotate between the two continents. Both Argentina and Uruguay thus boycotted the tournament. The first tournament following World War II, held in Brazil in 1950, had three teams withdraw for either financial problems or disagreements with the organization. To avoid any future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternation between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Asia. The system evolved so that the host
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification first round for Oceania. The below 10 teams were divided in two groups of five teams each, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points in each group advanced to the Second Round. New Caledonia was not a member of FIFA at the time of the draw, and only joined FIFA when its participation in the First Round, and in the 2006 World Cup qualifications, had ended. "All matches were held in Honiara,