chinee zodiac the year of the dog i alo the year of italy and brazil, according to the chinee zodiac, making the two countrie clear favorite for the world cup, ay a malayian newpaper.
brazil and italy are the only two nation to have won a world cup in the year of the dog, and i again the year of man bet friend, aid the tar newpaper on thurday.in the five previou world cup held in the year of the dog, italy ha won twice and brazil three time. the tournament i held every four year, which mean it i held only in the year of the dog, hore and tiger.the chinee zodiac move in a 12-year cycle named after animal, tarting with the year of the rat and ending with the year of the pig, which fall in ."world cup champion in the hore and tiger year have been divere, but the dog year peculiarly favor italy or brazil," the paper aid in an article devoted to the influence of chinee zodiac ign on world cup matche.italy, which ha won the cup three time, triumphed in the dog year of 1934 and 1982. brazil meanwhile, won in 1958, 1970 and 1994. no tournament wa held in 1946.
britih-baed bookmaker ladbroke placed brazil at 5/2 favorite thi year. italy are joint fourth with hot germany at 7/1. the final i july 9.