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Only 3 nations have hosted the World Cup more than once:

Italy(1934 and 1990)

France(1938 and 1998)

Germany(1974 and 2006)

5 time World Cup winners Brazil will become the 4th second time host of the World Cup in 2014. Brazil lost as host in an epic WC final to Uruguay in 1950.