Are Catholics going to win the World Cup AGAIN?

Guy Crouchback · Jun 6, 2014

... is Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Italy, Belgium, Uruguay, Portugal or other Catholic country going to win the World Cup again,
or do you think any Protestant, Muslim or Orthodox team might be able to stop them this year?

Also, what do you think is the reason for the domination of Catholic teams in football (apart from the fact that God loves us the most)?

*runs and hides*

pastafarian · Jun 6, 2014

Guy Crouchback said:
Also, what do you think is the reason for the domination of Catholic teams in football (apart from the fact that God loves us the most)?

vaseline?

Tyrone Biggums · Jun 6, 2014

Nothing to do with the religion imo. It's to do with the passion for the sport.

Juan Albion · Jun 6, 2014

Good question. I'd say that the pesky Catholics may well prove to be triumphant again, despite giving up a lot of ground to the equally pesky evangelicals in South America in recent years.

Juan Albion · Jun 6, 2014

Ruddy Catholics are winning EVERYTHING!

Not quite as good as "My Lovely Horse".

Southcoast Corsair · Jun 6, 2014

Birth rate. Keep on rolling that dice and a six will turn up eventually.

Guy Crouchback · Jun 6, 2014

Southcoast Corsair said:
Birth rate. Keep on rolling that dice and a six will turn up eventually.

Well in that case England with 56 million people should have a better team than Spain with 48 million or Argentina with 42, and much better than Portugal, Belgium or Uruguay for example. And if that's the case, where are the powerful Muslim teams (the highest birthrates in the world), and why do China and India with their huge populations have no success in football? Looks like there's no easy answer...

pastafarian · Jun 6, 2014

The south people in ireland exposes a major flaw in your prognosis

Southcoast Corsair · Jun 6, 2014

Guy Crouchback said:
Well in that case England with 56 million people should have a better team than Spain with 48 million or Argentina with 42, and much better than Portugal, Belgium or Uruguay for example. And if that's the case, where are the powerful Muslim teams (the highest birthrates in the world), and why do China and India with their huge populations have no success in football? Looks like there's no easy answer...

yep. ok. Birth rate + Poverty + vengefull god + Good weather + access to quality beaches + passion = pele et al.

8ace · Jun 6, 2014

Guy Crouchback said:
Also, what do you think is the reason for the domination of Catholic teams in football?

Being nonced up from a young age.

Guy Crouchback · Jun 6, 2014

pastafarian said:
The south people in ireland exposes a major flaw in your prognosis

Well, there are always exceptions to every rule.

Southcoast Corsair said:
yep. ok. Birth rate + Poverty + vengefull god + Good weather + access to quality beaches + passion =

The result of your equation might as well be, let's say, Nigeria. So, maybe it's about the number of people praying for their teams, saying the right prayers?

pastafarian · Jun 6, 2014

Guy Crouchback said:
The result of your equation might as well be, let's say, Nigeria.

Except to have successful prayers in Nigeria you need to have money to donate to the pastor/priest/minister/witch doctor

Guy Crouchback · Jun 6, 2014

pastafarian said:
Except to have successful prayers in Nigeria you need money

How come?

EDIT: all right, I've only just noticed your edit

Guy Crouchback · Jun 6, 2014

Anyway, everyone in this thread must surely realise (merely by scientifically analysing the results of teams from Catholic countries) that the level of success of Catholic teams is definitely not a coincidence. The numbers speak for themselves--God exists, and He/She is a Catholic. Q.E.D.

knocky1 · Jun 6, 2014

pastafarian said:
Except to have successful prayers in Nigeria you need to have money to donate to the pastor/priest/minister/witch doctor

Unless Boko Haram gets to you first.

hans kraay fan club · Jun 6, 2014

pastafarian said:
The south people in ireland exposes a major flaw in your prognosis

How so? At around 4m people, they are one of the smallest nations to have qualified, and have done so on 3 of the last 6 occasions. Pretty successful in comparative terms?

Wilko · Jun 6, 2014

Guy Crouchback said:
Anyway, everyone in this thread must surely realise (merely by scientifically analysing the results of teams from Catholic countries) that the level of success of Catholic teams is definitely not a coincidence. The numbers speak for themselves--God exists, and He/She is a Catholic. Q.E.D.

It worries me that adults can believe in a man in the sky you can talk to to help your football team win.

MattBackHome · Jun 6, 2014

Southcoast Corsair said:
yep. ok. Birth rate + Poverty + vengefull god + Good weather + access to quality beaches + passion = pele et al.

plus GUILT.

Gilliver's Travels · Jun 6, 2014

Always good to see those devout Latin players crossing themselves when they enter the pitch.

Funny you never seeing them pointing a V-sign skywards when they come off after a tonking.

Norman Potting · Jun 6, 2014

Guy Crouchback said:
... is Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Italy, Belgium, Uruguay, Portugal or other Catholic country going to win the World Cup again,
or do you think any Protestant, Muslim or Orthodox team might be able to stop them this year?

Also, what do you think is the reason for the domination of Catholic teams in football (apart from the fact that God loves us the most)?

*runs and hides*

Interesting theory, I smell another conspiracy thread emerging!

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