The football World Cup is yet to start but it seems, according to The Sun, that officials in London are already preparing for celebrations of an English victory. Consultations are going on with various borough councils as it is assumed that England have the best team since 1966. However the English are forgetting that the World Cup is going to be held in South Africa and not in Europe. Ever since Brazil beat Sweden in the 50s only European teams have managed to win in Europe. In 1966 Brazil were simply kicked out of the games. In the tournament played in Italy in the 80s Brazil must have had at least fifty chances to score but managed to miss all whereas Italy had only three chances and Paolo Rossi scored a hattrick for which he was promised a lifetime supply of free underpants. In 1998, in the final against France Brazilian players were just standing around. These were players who normally played for various clubs in Europe so their style of play was very familiar. There was talk about Ronaldo having suffered a fit hours before the final but he led the attack. Brazil lost 3-1. Yet the same team won the Cup against Germany in Japan four years later where France failed to make out of the group stage. In the last tournament staged in Germany Brazil again looked decidedly out of sorts and were in danger of being beaten by Ghana. It is good that European teams win in Europe because that is where the money is and if Brazil keeps winning then the fans might lose interest. This World Cup is being held in Africa so England should wait until they have seen how others, especially Brazil, are playing before starting to celebrate.