Today I learned that the victors of the World Cup in 1982-1994 were exactly the winners of the years 1970-1982, only in reverse order.

Today I learned that the victors of the World Cup in 1982-1994 were exactly the winners of the years 1970-1982, only in reverse order.

The winners were Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Italy, Argentina, Germany and Brazil.

There were English fans who believed that this phenomenon "proved" that England would win the 1998 World Cup, because it won in 1966. Unfortunately the pattern broke (France won) ... and returned only in the next World Cup: Brazil won in 2002 after winning in 1962.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winners#By_year