World Cup 2018: Have The Simpsons predicted the future AGAIN with Mexico and Portugal final?

PORTUGAL and Mexico supporters are daring to dream of a first World Cup final following a Simpsons episode that aired 21 years ago.

Fans believe the two nations are destined to meet each other in the final on July 15 after they were pitted together in a 1997 episode titled 'The Cartridge Family'.

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Matt Groening’s long-running cartoon has the two side's competing in a football tournament to determine who is the greatest nation on earth.

The Simpsons are famous for predicting the future - most notably depicting Donald Trump as the President of the United States 18 years ago.

The show also predicted Fox being bought by Disney, as well as the Ebola outbreak, Lady Gaga's Super Bowl appearance and Sweden narrowly losing to USA in the men's curling final at the Winter Olympics.

And there is even a reference to Mexico's party scandal before the World Cup had even started.

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Should Mexico top Group H if they avoid defeat against Sweden, they will not be able to face Portugal until the final - adding to the conspiracy.

The Euro 2016 champions could have finished top of Group B had they beat Iran - but they were held to a 1-1 draw after Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty.

Portuguese news outlet Eco said: "Although there is no clear indication of what year the match takes place in, one detail has led viewers to believe that it's the 2018 World Cup final.

'There seems to be a reference to the scandal that recently plagued the Mexican team who allegedly partied with several women before the beginning of the tournament."

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One supporter tweeted: "Apparently the Simpsons predicted that Mexico and Portugal would go to the final of the World Cup, and we all know what happens when they predict stuff."

While another commented: "The Simpsons predicted that Mexico would make it to the World Cup final. I trust this outcome."

Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen even joined the argument, as they quipped: "Apparently there’s an episode of The Simpsons that’s predicted a World Cup final for Mexico..

"Anyone know where we can find the episode predicting a Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga title in 2018-19?"

Here is some reaction from fans on Twitter about the prediction...