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 the Semi-Final between England and Italy in Geneva, Switzerland is 9pm CET on 22nd July 2025.
As defending Champions, England are the favourites, but can expect a tough battle with Italy for a place in the Final.
Saturn (lord of the 1st house) and Mars (lord of the 10th house) represent the favourites. Italy has just one significator, Venus (lord of the 4th house): The Moon, ruler of the 7th house is otherwise occupied describing the events of the match, and (as she in in Cancer, the sign she rules) she has no dispositor to nominate as substitute.
The Moon’s only aspect of relevance is a conjunction with the antiscion of Venus at 09 Cancer 38. At over 5-degrees distant, this aspect, which favours Italy, is outside the usual orb of reliability for a 90-minute football match. However, it may come into play should the game include extra time or penalties. England will need to be especially vigilant during the latter stages of the game.
Neptune has been a key player in this tournament. The god of dreams does not usually concern himself with sporting contests but, when retrograde assumes his role of ‘earth-shaker’ and lends great force to the cause of the team he favours: The proximity of retrograde Saturn (lord 1) and retrograde Neptune, although not an exact conjunction, could prove very helpful to England.
And help they will need: The applying conjunction between Mars (lord of the 10th house) and the malefic South Node has potential to be a major-stumbling block. The poison in the Dragon’s Tail certainly thwarted Sweden’s ambitions in their Quarter-final penalty shootout against England on 17th July. Now by a twist of fate, England find themselves facing the same obstacle. (Note added 20th July 2025 – France also fell foul of the baleful influence of the South Node in yesterday evening’s Quarter Final. They were hot favourites to win, but lost to Germany on penalties.)
As with the Quarter-Final between France and Germany, this is the favourite’s game to win or lose: If he feels so inclined, Neptune may prove a powerful ally, but England will also have the powerful debility of the South Node to contend with. Italy’s best chance is likely to present itself in extra time (or penalties).
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Bibliography
Sports Astrology by John Frawley
Christian Astrology by William Lilly
Gambler’s Dharma by Simon Chokoisky (Sports Charts analysed with traditional and modern Vedic Astrology techniques).
ASTROLOGY BY LOUISE OF ARABIA 