Originally Posted by johnF1971:
“When quoting those sort of stats though you need to remember that in many cases the host nation would not be expected to have a reasonable chance of winning the World Cup. Mexico, USA, Japan, South Africa etc.
A more telling stat IMO is the one which says that a European team has never won a World Cup held in the Americas and only once has a South American team won a World Cup held in Europe.
Being the host doesn't guarantee success but being from the right continent seems to be important.”
“When quoting those sort of stats though you need to remember that in many cases the host nation would not be expected to have a reasonable chance of winning the World Cup. Mexico, USA, Japan, South Africa etc.
A more telling stat IMO is the one which says that a European team has never won a World Cup held in the Americas and only once has a South American team won a World Cup held in Europe.
Being the host doesn't guarantee success but being from the right continent seems to be important.”
I don't disagree with you. The stats, by the way, aren't quoted, just something I put together out of interest. I have supported a European team winning this world cup precisely to break the monopoly of S American sides in their continent.



