AFP, Monday, June 26, 2006 14:04 IST
MOSCOW: If Nostradamus has his way, Spain is all set to lift this year's football World Cup.
Spanish journalists have managed to find a prediction made by Nostradamus in 1555 about the outcome of the 2006 World Cup, the Russian magazine Pravda said. The 16th century author of prophecies wrote that "the Spanish king and his army will cross over the Pyrenees at the end of the sixth month of the sixth year. The king will win the battle with Beelzebub on the fields of Central Europe, and the army will return the Holy Grail to Spain".
Interpreting the prediction, the journalists said that "the Spanish king and his army" stands for the national Spanish football team and its coach Luis Aragones.
"The fields of Central Europe" stand for the football stadiums in Germany and "the Holy Grail" is the World Cup, the report said.
There is a consensus that Nostradamus accurately predicted the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and Hitler, both World Wars and the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But will his prophecy hold true for the football World Cup?
Some fans point out that Spain has had a successful tournament so far and easily won all three of its league matches.
However, the first real test for Nostradamus' prophecy comes in Hanover tomorrow when Spain faces 1998 champions France for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals.
HEAD TILT! HEAD TILT! you did it again in the profile picture! HEAD TILT!
ReplyDeleteWait, who told you about my head tilt syndrome? Have we discussed this before?
ReplyDeletePlus its not a head tilt, its a side picture of when I was about to say something so its not like I was posing and purposely tilting! I don't do that anymore :)
yes we've discussed this before and that's a head tilt. I know a head tilt when I see it!
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Haha, looks like Nostro was smoking something strong, 'cos Spain didn't even make it into the semis!
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