If the pundits are to be believed, England are the clear favourites. However, it is very difficult to get unbiased odds on England in the United Kingdom and both teams have done equally well in their respective groups, currently having 5 points each.
Mars (lord 1) and Mercury (lord 10) represent the favourites, whilst Venus (lord 7) is the sole significator for their opponents: Jupiter (lord of the 4th house, the house of victory for the underdogs) is already spoken for as the dispositor of the Part of Fortune.
In this chart, the Moon immediately applies to a conjunction with Venus (lord 7), favouring the underdogs. In his book “Sports Astrology”, John Frawley notes that bodily conjunctions from the Moon to a main significator often determine the final result.
If England truly are the favourites, this is very good news for Switzerland, who are enjoying a fortunate year, having already swept the board at the Eurovision Song Contest.
The opposition between the Part of Fortune and her dispositor, Jupiter is separating but may act as a supporting testimony, again favouring the underdogs.
Although Saturn is dispositor of the Part of Fortune, his role as lord of the 1st house and chief significator for the favourites, the Netherlands, takes precedence.
Mars, ruler of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites) is their co-significator.
The Moon’s role describing the events of the match outranks any other commitments, so her dispositor usually steps in as substitute. However, here the Moon rules the 7th house and is in her own sign of Cancer, and therefore has no dispositor. This leaves Turkey with just one planet, the lord of the 4th house, Venus.
There are few strong testimonies in this chart, suggesting that the status quo will be maintained with a victory for the favourites.
The Part of Fortune makes a sextile to her dispositor, Saturn (Saturn is retrograde so this aspect is applying). Only conjunctions and oppositions between the Part of Fortune and her dispositor work with reliability, so this is (at best) a minor testimony in favour of the favourites.
Mars (ruler of the 10th house) is captured within the 4th house, showing the Netherland’s hopes of victory under the control of Turkey. However, Mars is not close enough to the 4th house cusp (an aspect of 2 degrees or under is preferred) so this testimony is also unreliable.
Overall, this chart inclines towards victory for the favourites (the Netherlands) but Turkey will make them work hard for it!
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Bibliography
Sports Astrology by John Frawley
Christian Astrology by William Lilly
ASTROLOGY BY LOUISE OF ARABIA 