Monday, February 6th, 2012
The ‘psychic’ octopus once again predicted the Spainish team will be the winner for the World Cup 2010 final – which will be held at Soccer City stadium, Johannesburg.
The octopus has so far got all correct in predictions for the World Cup, and will this prediction be correct once again? He predicted the Spainish team to beat Germany – which has gotten negative reaction from Germany people.
The decision was welcomed in Spain – who were also tipped by Paul to defeat his home country, Germany, in the semi-finals – with Marca’s website leading with the story of how el pulpo Paul predicted that Spain would be campeones.
Paul has achieved global fame after correctly predicting the results of all of Germany’s games at the tournament in South Africa. In order to harness his powers, his keepers at Sea Life Oberhausen present Paul with the choice of two glass boxes, both containing a mussel but each bearing the flag of a different country.
The odds of Paul correctly predicting Germany’s results so far are 1 in 64 and he proved correct once again when tipping Spain to beat Joachim Low’s side in the semi-final, which they duly did thanks to a header from Carles Puyol.
Many German fans were unhappy with Paul’s decision to plump for Spain and fearing a backlash, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero has joked he will offer state protection to Paul.
Zapatero said: “I am concerned for the octopus … I am thinking of sending him a protective team.”
Spanish environment and fisheries minister Elena Espinosa added: “On Monday, I shall be at the European Council of Ministers and I shall be asking for a [fishing] ban on Paul the octopus so the Germans do not eat him.”
Tags: Germany, Paul the Octopus, Spain, World Cup