Scientist's formula backs to win soccer World Cup 21 April 2010

at previous tournaments is 3.7 and Tolan says his formula shows this will be Germany's year to lift the trophy.

"It is very simple, all my calculations prove this," he told Germany magazine "Zeit Wissen".

"The last time we won the World Cup was back in 1990 and there have been four tournaments since," explained Tolan.

"The average finishing place of the Germany team is 3.7 and the German team wins the title every fourth or fifth World Cup.

"Nobody can beat us this year and you can already put the champagne on ice."

Tolan already predicted Germany would win the The FIFA World Cup trophy is displayed during a tour in last World Cup, which they hosted in 2006, but Santiago, February 2010. A university professor has developed a mathematical formula which, he claims, unfortunately for his theory, the home nation was shows Germany will win the 2010 World Cup in South beaten by eventual winners Italy in the semi-finals. Africa this June. "My formula gave the winner for the following World Cup, this is why it works this time for sure," he explained undeterred after Jurgen Klinsmann's side A university professor has developed a beat Portugal 3-1 to finish third at the last World mathematical formula which, he claims, shows Cup. Germany will win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa this June. But Tolan's equations could also help Germany's arch-rivals England, who were dumped out of the Germany face Australia, Serbia and Ghana in last World Cup after being beaten on penalties by Group D, but Metin Tolan, a physic professor at the Portugal, as Fabio Capello's side have a history of University of , is convinced German struggling with spot-kicks. captain Michael Ballack will be lifting the World Cup following the final on July 11. "The weakest kicker should take the first penalty, then the second-weakest and so on," he said. The scientist has written a formula based on trigonometry which analyses all Germany's results "Then you have the greatest chance of scoring as from previous World Cups and predicts a winner many goals as possible." for this year's tournament. (c) 2010 AFP Having won the World Cup three times, in 1954, 1974 and 1990, Germany's average finishing place

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