ADVERTISEMENT
The number 8 is against France and England in Russia 2018
Since the inception of the FIFA World Cup, there is always a first time winner when the year ends with 8
Recommended articles
Belgium and Croatia have the chance to secure the places in the final of the FIFA World Cup for the very first time if they manage to topple France and England respectively.
Lovers of superstition and numbers backing them to victory since the FIFA World Cup always get a first time winners in any year that ended with the number 8.
England and France per this record have been ruled out of the competition because they won the Mundial in 1966 and 1998, respectively.
ADVERTISEMENT
The best finish for Belgium is a fourth place and that of Croatia is a third place finish.
Below is the stats
Brazil won their first title in 1958
Argentina won their first World Cup title in 1978
ADVERTISEMENT
France won their first Mundial in 1998.
The sequence is expected to follow in 2018
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
The Intersection of Enthusiasm: United Kingdom's local motorsports and Ghana's rising stars
Video: Watch Fatawu Issahaku’s hat trick in Leicester City’s win against Southampton
RTU suspends coach Abdulai Mumin over match-fixing allegations
Hearts of Oak are better off playing with an empty post than using Richard Attah – Taylor
Sorry for causing you a lot of pain – Dr. Prosper Ogum apologizes to Kotoko fans
Govt hasn't paid us – African Games gold medalist Winnifred Ntumi 'cries' out
Dumsor is part of the reasons why we lost against Legon Cities – Hearts of Oak coach
Black Stars midfielder Daniel Kofi Kyereh to miss rest of season due to injury
