Please note: All contest charts are cast for BST, hence the different date and time from that locally advertised.
The local kick off time for this final Group B match between Spain and Italy at Bern in Switzerland is 9pm CET on 11th July 2025
Spain are hotly tipped to secure the top spot in their group with a win against Italy: As favourites, Spain are signified by Saturn (lord of the 1st house) and Mars (lord of the 10th house).
Both the Moon (ruler of the 7th house, the house of Spain’s rivals, Italy) and Saturn, the Moon’s dispositor already have jobs: The Moon charting the flow of events and Saturn as the main significator for the favourites. This means that, unusually, Italy have just one planet to represent them in this game, Venus the ruler of the 4th house.
The Moon immediately applies to sextile Saturn, (ruler of the 1st house) showing an advantage for Spain. As the aspect is already so close, this may occur during the early stages of the game.
However, the Moon then runs straight into a conjunction with Pluto. This is bad news for Spain, as Pluto is known to reserve his malice for the most favoured team. In contest charts, the Moon describes the general flow of events, so Pluto’s detriment is more generalised than if either of Spain’s planets (Saturn or Mars) were directly involved. Nevertheless, this conjunction is a warning that Spain will find this game tougher than they may expect.
Neptune applies retrograde to conjunct Saturn (lord 1) and sextile the Moon. In his book ‘Sports Astrology’, John Frawley notes that Neptune is inconsistent in his influence but, like Pluto, may have a grudge against the favourites. In ‘The Gambler’s Dharma’ a book which tests Vedic astrology techniques (traditional and modern) through the lens of contest charts, Simon Chokoisky observes that Neptune puts a dampener on the performance of any team whose planets or houses he contacts, unless Neptune is retrograde (as in this chart) when his influence is energising.
Clearly, more research needs to be done the effects of Neptune in contest charts, and his influence in this game will be noted to see if he helps or hinders the cause of the favourites.
The Moon’s next (and final aspect over the usual 5-degree orb for a 90-minute football match) is a trine with the antiscion of the Part of Fortune, at 04 Gemini 14. As with the Moon’s sextile to Saturn (lord 1) this also boosts the fortunes of Spain.
The only testimony which directly supports Italy is a trine between the Moon and Venus (lord of the 4th house, the house of victory for the underdogs). At over 7 degrees distant from perfection, this trine lies well outside the 5-degree orb of reliability for 90-minute football matches so will only come into play during extra time or penalties, which may prove Italy’s best chance against their rivals.
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Bibliography
Sports Astrology by John Frawley
Christian Astrology by William Lilly
The Gambler’s Dharma by Simon Chokoisky (Sports Charts analysed with traditional and modern Vedic Astrology techniques).
ASTROLOGY BY LOUISE OF ARABIA 