Are you sure Australia was born under the year of rat?, I strongly think it was born under the animal Rabbit, the only thing that makes me think this is becuase the national Australian cricket team won the cricket world cup in the year of rabbit 1987, and 1999, they last won it in 2003 with the goat year supporting the rabbit, I'm not sure though.
I have researched some past winners, I could not find some of the countries charts of past soccer world cup winners.
1934, winner: Italy, Italy was born under the animal year dog, and in 1934 it win the year of dog!.
1938, winner: Italy, it was the chineese year tiger, Italy was born under the animal year dog, but the tiget year was supporting the dog.
1958, winner: Brasil, Brasil was born under the year of dog, it was the ear of dog.
1962, winner: Brasil, it was the year of tiger, and the tiger is supporting the dog.
1970, winner: Brasil, it was the year of dog, Braisl was born under this year, Brasil had the best soccer side to ever go to the world cup and they won it in the end.
1974, winner: West Germany, it was the year of tiger, I'm not sure what year West Germant was born in, but it was being supported by the year of tiger, so Germany might have been born in the year of tiger, horse or dog.
1978: winner, Argentina, I think it was born under the year of horse of dog.
1982: winner, Italy, Italy was born under the year of dog, it was the year of dog when they won it.
1986: winner, Argentina: it was the year of tiger, Argentina was born on either of these signs, dog, tiger of horse, supporting the year, I strongly advise you to look at these 2 links
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/more-horary/worldcup1986.php http://www.astronor.com/worldcup86.htm
1990: winner, West Germany, it was the year of horse, I'm not sure what sign West Germany was born in but it was beign supported by the year of horse.
1994: winner, Brasil, it was the year of dog, Brasil was born under the year of dog, but the runners up was Italy, who too was born under the year of dog, it was a close foughted contest, and Italy lost in a tense penalty shootout.
2002: winner, Brasil, it was the year of horse, Brasil was born under the year of dog, but the horse was supporting the dog that year.
So this year is the year of dog, I strongly think, in order these countreis will win the world cup:
1) Brasil
2) Italy
3) Argentina
4) Germany
Another important factor is the happines of the coach, if one of those countreis football coaches are born under the sign of dog, their is a strong chance that team will win it.