#3 History
We cannot completely disregard history when we try to predict outcomes of games, especially in the World Cup. Every 20 years, we are privileged to witness a new World Cup winner. In 1958, Brazil won it. Argentina won it for the first time in 1978. France hosted the World Cup and also won it for the first time in 1998. In 2018, Croatia have been presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to continue this trend.
The gods of football are skewed towards equality and it is time for the world to see a new World Cup winner. In a World Cup where there have been so many upsets, it will only be fair to see one last upset to uphold the overarching theme in Russia so far.
The world did not give Portugal a chance two years ago against France in the Euros final. Similarly, the world is not giving the Croatians a chance. One thing is assured, we will have an unforgettable conclusion to what has been a very outstanding World Cup.