Family members blessed with an extra digit believe it’s an omen for Brazil’s 6th WCup success

Brazilians have embraced a six-fingered family as World Cup talismans as their country attempts to win the championship for the sixth time. Fourteen of the 24 members of the Silva family were born with polydactyly, a genetic condition in which a person has more then five digits on their hands or feet. The family decided to organise their traditional June Saint John’s day party to coincide with Brazil’s next game against Cameroon on Monday, hoping that their lucky number comes through. “Since the last Wor