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
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round coach: Manuel Lapuente (first to fifth match); Enrique Meza (sixth to eleventh match); Javier Aguirre (twelfth to 16th match) Head coach: Bruce Arena 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round The CONCACAF Final Round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the 6 remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were placed into a single group, with matches played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>