France poised to lift UEFA 2018
History will be a living tissue to hosts France as their scintillating performance against Iceland on Sunday left many rallying them to lift the 2018 UEFA Cup.
By Tendai Chisiri
Spain and France has achieved the feat in the past of hosting the tourney and winning the cup. France won as host in 1984 whilst Spain won in 1964.The tourney is in its 14th edition and the demolition of Iceland 5-2 has left France the tourney favourites.
A tabular Representation of the Hosts and their respective performance
| Hosts | Year | Best Position | Winners |
| France | 1960 | Fourth | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | Winners | France | |
| Spain | 1964 | Winners | Spain |
| Italy | 1968 | Winners | Italy |
| 1980 | Fourth | West Germany | |
| Belgium | 1972 | Third | West Germany |
| Yugoslavia | 1976 | Fourth | Czechoslovakia |
| West Germany | 1988 | Semi-finals | Netherlands |
| Sweden | 1992 | Semi-finals | Denmark |
| England | 1996 | Semi-finals | Germany |
| Belgium & Netherlands | 2000 | 3rd in GRP (BEL) Semi-finals (NED) |
France |
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