10 greatest national teams to win an international competition as the host nation

uruguay vs brazil copa america 1995
Uruguay once again break Brazilian hearts with a win in Montevideo

List of other teams that won a major continental trophy in their own country

FIFA World Cup
Uruguay (1930)
Italy (1934)
West Germany (1974)
European Championship
Italy (1968)
CAF African Cup of Nations
United Arab Republic/Egypt (1959, 1986, 2006)
Ghana (1963)
Tunisia (2004)
Algeria (1990)
Nigeria (1980)
Sudan (1970)
Ethiopia (1962)
Copa America
Uruguay (1917,1923, 1924, 1942, 1956, 1967)
Argentina (1921, 1925, 1929, 1937, 1946)
Brazil (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989)
Peru (1939)
Bolivia (1963)
Colombia (2001)
AFC Asian Cup
South Korea (1960)
Iran (1968, 1976)
Kuwait (1980)
Japan (1992)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Mexico (2003, 1977)
United States of America (1991, 2002, 2005, 2013)
Haiti (1973)
Costa Rica (1969)
OFC Nations Cup
New Zealand (1973, 2002)
Australia (2004)

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