Breaking News: Someone picks Brazil to win World Cup

June 7th, 2006 | by: Peter |

Details are still unconfirmed, but reports coming out of England indicate that someone in that country has predicted that Brazil will win the upcoming World Cup tournament. Sources claim that a group of academic and commercial researchers, “boffins” if you’re from the right part of the globe, have a computer model that will pick the winners of the upcoming games. According to the model, the Brazilian team has a 13% chance of taking the trophy.

My mathematical formula, inspired by a book and several websites, has Brazil winning it too, but without that annoying 83% possibility of losing. And it’s so easy I can teach it to you right now. Just take 3,968, (enter it into your calculator if you need to, I did) then subtract the year that the World Cup is taking place, so for this year, 2006. The answer you get is the year that the team that is going to win this year also won the cup. If you can’t follow, take 3964-2006=1958. The winner in 1958: Brazil. It works for the last six World Cup tournaments, except for France’s 1998 championship, when 1966 champion England proved the fallibility of this formula just to spite me.

In other, equally dubious World Cup predictions, EA sports played out the entire World Cup on “2006 FIFA World Cup” and found that the Czech Republic was the best team in their video game. And after scouring the Internet, World Cup Blog found someone predicting a team other than Brazil to be champions. Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta thought Argentina was going to win. His reasoning: “I want to be a little different because everybody is saying Brazil.”

Thanks for going out on a limb, Mikel.

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Comments

By Andriy | June 7th, 2006 at 2:36 am

Errr, mistake in article. You mean “without that annoying 87% chance of losing”, not 83%. If the computer gives them a 13% chance of winning.

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By argiebargie | June 7th, 2006 at 2:38 am

LMAO!!! Your a funny man Bob, don’t give up the day job.

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By louie | June 7th, 2006 at 3:37 am

mexico will be the surprise of the WC…

Y’all see…

GO el TRI

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By Juan | June 7th, 2006 at 3:48 am

Bet ya Borgetti’s neck will get even LONGER for the world cup (thats why he’s so good at headers).

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By Juan | June 7th, 2006 at 3:50 am

has anybody figured out that there is a way to stop the Brazilians?

They can’t run if their legs are broken.

…uh oh, looks like I turned the tide ….

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By FIFAworldcup.com - The Un Official Site of Fifa World Cup 2006 | June 7th, 2006 at 4:04 am

German Pride!

When the SEA Games was held here in our country around 15 years ago (give or take) the team finished second place in gold medal tally (something that never happened again). They were performing way beyond expectations and the whole country united and…

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By Euler | June 7th, 2006 at 4:54 am

1958 – brazil

1962 – brazil

1966 – england

1970 – brazil

1974 – germany

1978 – argentina

1982 – italy

1986 – argentina

1990 – germany

1994 – brazil

1998 – france

2002 – brazil

2006 – brazil

By Euler | June 7th, 2006 at 4:57 am

This pyramid theory is cool too. Too bad I used spaces to build it before, instead of dots:

1958 – brazil

….1962 – brazil

……..1966 – england

…………1970 – brazil

…………….1974 – germany

………………..1978 – argentina

……………………1982 – italy

………………..1986 – argentina

…………….1990 – germany

…………1994 – brazil

……..1998 – france

….2002 – brazil

2006 – brazil

By enzo | June 7th, 2006 at 7:14 am

my tarot cards say Brazil won’t reach the semis. Italy will win – easily. All other nations may as well pack their bags and go home now.

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By Miad | June 7th, 2006 at 11:06 am

So according to the pyramid theory Italy is never gonna win a world cup again?

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By jeffg | June 7th, 2006 at 4:49 pm

no according to the pyramid theory, it will take more 24 years for Italy to win again the WC and argentina 20.

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By TRM | June 7th, 2006 at 5:09 pm

What about Ghana…any hope in the tarot cards cuz the pyramid has left them out

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By Mark | June 8th, 2006 at 12:04 am

Saw a great prediction article on this site.. says Brazil should take it going away..

http://www.greatsportsnews.com/worldcupg.php

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By pf | June 8th, 2006 at 5:50 am

Very funny post Peter…. Too funny!!!

Considering all things I would say that Brazil has the greatest chance of all teams to win, but then again, some that play lotto with odds 6 Million to 1 win once in a while!

Would that mean that all the merchandise marked with 5 stars would become obsolete or would it just increase its value as “antique”?

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By avril lavigne fan | June 10th, 2006 at 2:50 pm

what a load of crap the artical has got it ssssssoooooooooo wrong Brazil are the gratest team in da world cup no one can beat them!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Mrs Lim » World Cup Addict Checklist | June 10th, 2006 at 4:54 pm

[...] you believe in mathematical formulas which can predict world cup winners ( supposed to be brazil this year) [...]

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By Tommie | June 10th, 2006 at 7:30 pm

I am sure Brazil will win the worldcup

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By supreme chancellor | June 11th, 2006 at 9:05 am

Peter, I always search this site to read the articles you have written. You’re hilarious! I only wish you would write more. WRITE MORE, PETER, WRITE MORE!!!

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By Jimmy | July 2nd, 2006 at 11:57 pm

I am very sure Brazil should have win this world Cup but the problem is the Coach should have put Robinho and Adrinano in the first half, if he have watch how the French team played he should know that the secound half they all played defence. Another thing is Kaka should played in the midfield with Ronaldino.

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