WHENEVER the World Cup takes place in the Chinese horoscope Year of the Dog, the champions have been either Italy or Brazil.
Italy won in 1934 (beating Czechoslovakia) and 1982 (beating Germany), while Brazil triumphed in 1958 (beating hosts Sweden), 1970 (beating Italy) and 1994 (beating Italy again).
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