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Paul predicts wins for Spain and Germany

Paul the oracle octopus predicted on Friday that Spain will win against the Netherlands in the FIFA World Cup final.

Express July 09, 2010

OBERHAUSEN: Paul the oracle octopus predicted on Friday that Spain will win against the Netherlands in the FIFA World Cup final.

It has also predicted a Germany win over Uruguay for a third-place play-off on Saturday.

The octopus that has become a World Cup sensation by correctly predicting all six Germany games, plumped for his country of residence, live on national television.

The two-year-old mollusc medium then predicted the result of the final between Spain and the Netherlands.

Football predicting has become a dangerous job for the English-born Paul however with some bitter German fans threatening to turn him into sushi after he correctly predicted a semi-final defeat for them.

COMMENTS (7)

Abdullah | 14 years ago | Reply My Octopus, when will we get rid of all these politicians?

Zaid | 14 years ago | Reply @ Junaid ..its better to b askd about load sheding, janab Mr.Raja pervaiz Ashraf sahab wil predikt..lolz..might b end of dis year :)

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ahsan ul haq | 14 years ago | Reply yeah,i also think so...spain has more chances to final the foot ball final..

Junaid | 14 years ago | Reply can Paul predict when will this load-shedding be over? choices are "2015 and Armageddon".

Zaid | 14 years ago | Reply Wel Paul ..good job for previous prediktions but Sorry for ur Prediktion about the Final :P Espain Wil Win...:) Vivo Espana..Espana Go Go..

Dimple | 14 years ago | Reply haha yeah right i will turn him into stew if spain loses

Hunain Ali | 14 years ago | Reply Regardless of Paul's prediction, I still would support Dutch :D Go Dutch Go !!

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