Post by galvatron prime on Jun 23, 2014 6:55:56 GMT
Chinese horoscope foretells World Cup champ
This year of the Horse favours Germany more than others.
Most football fans around the world are wishing for the 2014 Fifa World Cup champion to be either Brazil or Argentina. If that happens, it would mean a 10th triumph for the South Americans, matching the hegemony of the Europeans.
The champions from the northern hemisphere have been Italy (four times), Germany (thrice) and one win each for England, France, and Spain, while the southern hemisphere champs comprise Brazil (five times), Uruguay (twice) and Argentina (also twice).
But, as the Chinese horoscope history of the World Cup shows , Horse years favour Germany more than others.
Due to the quadrennial nature of the World Cup, the tournament will always be staged in the years of the Horse, Dog and Tiger.
Of the seven occasions, Germany were title contenders, four of them happened in Horse years, with triumphs in 1954 and 1990, and losses in 1966 and 2002.
The other three occasions were in Tiger years (winning in 1974, losing in 1986) and a Dog year (losing in 1982).
Brazil is the only other seven-time finalist with three triumphs in Dog years (1958, 1970 and 1994), and one win each in Tiger year (1962) and Horse year (2002). The two times Brazil lost were both in Tiger years (1950 and 1998).
While Horse and Tiger years have seen triumphs by several nations, a peculiar trait is that in Dog years, Italy and Brazil are the only two to take turns winning ... remember this when placing bets in the 2018 World Cup, a Dog year!
Incredibly, in World Cup history, Brazil and Germany crossed paths merely once, in the 2002 finals in which Brazil beat Germany 2-0.
Those hankering for a Brazil-Germany rematch may well get their wish this year, but not in the finals. If, as expected, Brazil top their Group A and Germany top their Group G, that would put them on a collision course for the July 9 semi-finals.
www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Features/2014/06/20/Chinese-horoscope-foretells-World-Cup-2014-champ/
This year of the Horse favours Germany more than others.
Most football fans around the world are wishing for the 2014 Fifa World Cup champion to be either Brazil or Argentina. If that happens, it would mean a 10th triumph for the South Americans, matching the hegemony of the Europeans.
The champions from the northern hemisphere have been Italy (four times), Germany (thrice) and one win each for England, France, and Spain, while the southern hemisphere champs comprise Brazil (five times), Uruguay (twice) and Argentina (also twice).
But, as the Chinese horoscope history of the World Cup shows , Horse years favour Germany more than others.
Due to the quadrennial nature of the World Cup, the tournament will always be staged in the years of the Horse, Dog and Tiger.
Of the seven occasions, Germany were title contenders, four of them happened in Horse years, with triumphs in 1954 and 1990, and losses in 1966 and 2002.
The other three occasions were in Tiger years (winning in 1974, losing in 1986) and a Dog year (losing in 1982).
Brazil is the only other seven-time finalist with three triumphs in Dog years (1958, 1970 and 1994), and one win each in Tiger year (1962) and Horse year (2002). The two times Brazil lost were both in Tiger years (1950 and 1998).
While Horse and Tiger years have seen triumphs by several nations, a peculiar trait is that in Dog years, Italy and Brazil are the only two to take turns winning ... remember this when placing bets in the 2018 World Cup, a Dog year!
Incredibly, in World Cup history, Brazil and Germany crossed paths merely once, in the 2002 finals in which Brazil beat Germany 2-0.
Those hankering for a Brazil-Germany rematch may well get their wish this year, but not in the finals. If, as expected, Brazil top their Group A and Germany top their Group G, that would put them on a collision course for the July 9 semi-finals.
www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Features/2014/06/20/Chinese-horoscope-foretells-World-Cup-2014-champ/