When an total soccer stadium is behind the house crew, you typically hear that their help is like having a "12th man" - so think about having a complete nation behind you!
Home benefit at the World Cup has extra typically been a blessing than a curse. South Africa in 2010 have been the solely hosts to not make it out of their group, whereas six completely different nations have received the World Cup on house soil.
Russia will most likely be one in every of the weakest groups ever to characterize a house nation at this summer time's World Cup, so that they'll want all the assist they will get.
Here are 5 occasions when house help made the essential distinction at a World Cup.
1966 - England 
As the house of soccer, it ought to be no shock that England set new information for common attendances once they hosted the World Cup in 1966.
With all of England's video games held at Wembley, help for the house facet was deafening and made the distinction in all three tight knockout matches. The 98,270 followers in attendance for England's group sport towards France stays the highest ever quantity for a World Cup match in Europe.
In the remaining towards West Germany, England have been main 2-1 till a final minute equaliser despatched the sport into additional time. It would have been straightforward to lose coronary heart, however Alf Ramsey's phrases and the roar of the crowd helped them to roar again in additional time, when Geoff Hurst struck twice extra to win the Jules Rimet trophy for the Three Lions.
1978 - Argentina 
The 1978 World Cup supplied a uncommon probability of pleasure and nationwide pleasure for the Argentinian individuals, who lived in concern of their malevolent dictator Jorge Rafael Videla.
This was a gifted Argentina crew containing the likes of Mario Kempes and Leopoldo Luque, however it might need been greater than expertise that received them to the remaining. Argentina wanted to beat Peru by 4 or extra objectives and received 6-Zero. Claims of match-fixing have by no means gone away, however they've by no means been confirmed both.
By the remaining, Argentina's followers have been totally behind the crew and the gamers wished to provide their individuals one thing to smile about too. In the tumultuous ambiance of the Estadio Monumental, Argentina beat Netherlands Three-1 in additional time to win the most political World Cup ever.
1986 - Mexico
Mexico had hosted the World Cup as soon as earlier than, in 1970, however they'd struggled to deal with the weight of expectation and have been thrashed by Italy in the quarter finals after ending second in a pretty straightforward group.
1986 gave them a probability at redemption, and this time they made no mistake, topping a group through which each sport was performed in entrance a six-figure crowd at the Estadio Azteca. The Azteca was additionally the venue for Mexico's final 16 match, the place they beat Bulgaria to win a World Cup knockout match for the first time ever.
They even pushed eventual finalists West Germany all the strategy to penalties in the quarter finals, however with simply 41,000 behind them on this event they misplaced in the shoot-out. They'll be hoping for comparable results if the World Cup returns to Mexico in 2026.
1998 - France
The 1998 World Cup marked the first time that the hosts performed their three group stage video games at three completely different venues, travelling from Marseille to Saint-Denis to Lyon so that everybody may take pleasure in the uncommon sight of seeing their crew at house in the World Cup.
From the quarter finals onwards, France performed all of their video games at the Stade de France. Les Bleus have been made to sweat by Italy, who took all of them the strategy to penalties, and by Croatia, who took the lead towards the hosts.
But the house crowd propelled them by way of on each events earlier than the attendance peaked at 80,000 in the remaining towards Brazil. The South Americans, overwhelmed by the vociferous house help, caved in, and France received Three-Zero to say their first World Cup.
2002 - Japan/South Korea 
It was unconventional to have two nations internet hosting the World Cup, and even stranger that each ought to be pretty unimpressive footballing nations. Japan had by no means certified earlier than 1998, and South Korea hadn't received a World Cup sport in 14 earlier makes an attempt.
But an Asian World Cup was a little bit of a tradition shock to a lot of the typical superpowers and each host nations thrived in entrance of their enthusiastic followers. Japan received two group video games to complete prime of their group earlier than Turkey ended their ambitions in the final 16.
South Korea additionally topped their group, however that was simply the starting for them. They beat Italy and Spain in the knockout phases as the house supporters began to consider that they could witness a miracle. Sadly their hopes have been dashed by Germany in the semi-finals, however the cultural affect of this World Cup was better than nearly every other.