Costs of latest WCs[67][68][69][70] Host General cost BRA (2014) US$14 billion (1st) GER (2006) $6 billion (2nd) KOR/ JPN (2002) $5 billion (3rd) ITA (1990) $5 billion (4th)[71] SAF (2010) $4 billion (5th) FRA (1998) $340 million (6th) USA (1994) $30 million (7th)