Home side USA finished top of their group. They are the favourites for this match and are represented by Mars, ruler of the 1st house and Mercury, ruler of the 10th house.
Bosnia and Herzegovina have shown themselves to be a very capable side and may yet cause an upset. They are signified by Venus (lord of the 7th house) and Jupiter (lord of the 4th house).
The Moon, who shows the progress of events, first applies to trine Mars (lord 1, for the USA).
After her next trine, to disruptive Uranus, the Moon next trines the antiscion of Mercury (lord 10) at 03 Gemini 57. This testimony also favours the USA, but to a lesser degree than the lunar trine to Mars.
Finally (over the 5-degree orb considered most reliable for 90-minute football matches), the Moon conjuncts Pluto. This sounds a note of caution for the USA, as (noted by John Frawley in his book “Sports Astrology”), Pluto often has a grudge against the favourites.
The Moon also squares the antiscion of Venus (for Bosnia & Herzegovina) but, at 08 Taurus 41 it is far outside the 5-degree limit of aspect. It may, however, point to an opportunity in extra time.
USA have the greater number of testimonies in their favour, but if Pluto lends his assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the favourites may have to fight hard for the win.
Add the disruptive influence of Uranus to the equation, and this match promises a closely fought contest from which we should expect the unexpected, especially if the match strays into extra time.
*Please Note: The aim will be to post one forecast for each day of the tournament, in advance of the match start time. All charts will be cast for BST (British Summer Time, which is 1 hour ahead of GMT/UST). Due to local time differences, the date of the contest chart may vary from the local match date. Forecasts are for astrological information and educational purposes only. Charts are set for the scheduled kickoff time. As forecasts are published ahead of the event, there is a possibility that the chart may change if the start of the match is delayed, making the published forecast invalid. In accordance with John Frawley’s system for judging contest charts, the favourites will be chosen on the basis of the bookmaker’s odds in advance of the match
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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 