Twitter believes 'The Simpsons' predicted World Cup final
A 1997 episode of "The Simpsons" has some convinced that Mexico and Portugal will reach this year's World Cup final.
The long-running animated sitcom has accurately predicted real-world events on numerous occasions, but this one may be a bit of a stretch. In the Season 9 episode, titled "The Cartridge Family," the Simpsons family watches a television promo for a match between Mexico and Portugal that will determine "which nation is the greatest on Earth."
Although the episode doesn't mention the World Cup or what year the match takes place in, it has Twitter excited.
I don’t know if this is WAY too early for Simpsons predictions. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/RPCPc2lban
— Rodolfo Landeros (@RodolfoLanderos) June 19, 2018
The Simpsons in the season 9 (1997) predicted a football final between Portugal and México!! Wow.. I frankly can't stop myself from believing in this 'cause the cartoon had such an impressive history of valid predictions and connotations. pic.twitter.com/lMyqVVUN7C
— Nesrine (@saturnnes) June 22, 2018
Simpson’s predicting the final 🤔 pic.twitter.com/s1ABUDdDIW
— So Mexican🇲🇽 (@SOMEXlCAN) June 19, 2018
The simpsons predicted that Mexico would make it to the World Cup final. I trust this outcome.
— 𝒥𝓊𝓁𝑒𝓈 🙄 (@xMmePresidentx) June 26, 2018
Why not? Just as reliable as a predictive octopus, I'd say. https://t.co/8qiXyC79QV
— footballportugal (@footballport) June 26, 2018
The Simpsons predicted Mexico and Portugal to reach the World Cup Final.
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) June 27, 2018
They’ve got a good track record with predictions... pic.twitter.com/F9ZFHZqlvG
A U.K. bookmaker told Alex Ritman of The Hollywood Reporter that the large number of bets on a Mexico-Portugal World Cup final has reduced the odds from 500-1 to 33-1. One person at William Hill bet $1,320 on a Mexico vs. Portugal final, and stands to win $132,000 if it happens.
"Should the two sides reach the final, we stand to lose £670,000 ($885,000)," a William Hill representative said. "This isn't just a frivolous pound here or there, people are wagering up to £1,000 a time and it is our worst result in the predict-the-final market."