Chart cast for BST
Host nation Germany are favourites to win the opening game of the tournament. As favourites, they are represented by Jupiter (ruler of the 1st house) and Venus, ruler of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites).
Scotland are signified by Mercury (ruler of the opposing 7th house) and have Mars, ruler of the 4th house as their co-significator.
Mercury is cazimi (within 17’ of the Sun). In traditional astrology, a planet cazimi is like a man raised up to sit beside the king and is extremely fortunate. However, in contest charts between two teams, there is no king to help or hinder, and the usually powerful testimony of cazimi has no effect.
With cazimi out of the equation, the most significant testimony is the lunar trine to Jupiter, in favour of Germany.
The Moon also squares the antiscion of Venus, ruler of the 10th house (at 03 Cancer 03) which favours Germany and the antiscion of Mercury (at 05 Cancer 41) which is a positive testimony for Scotland.
This last aspect, the square to Mercury’s antiscion, is just outside the 5 degree orb considered effective for 90 minute football matches, and so is unlikely to make a big difference in Scotland’s fortunes (for this match), although it may indicate a chance for a goal in the latter stages of the game.
Pluto (who often appears to have a grudge against the favourites) is on the 2nd house cusp. As Pluto is retrograde, and moving away from the house cusp, this is only a minor affliction but may signify that Germany will not play quite as well as expected.
However, the chart overall suggests that Germany should still play well enough to secure a victory for the host nation in their opening game.
Chart cast with Astrogold for Mobile
Bibliography
Sports Astrology by John Frawley
Christian Astrology by William Lilly
ASTROLOGY BY LOUISE OF ARABIA 