Octopus predicts Germany to win third place
Saturday, 10 July 2010
BERLIN, July 9 (AFP): The oracle has spoken. Germany will beat Uruguay in the third-place play-off on Saturday, according to Paul, the "psychic" octopus with an unblemished record in picking winners.
The eight-legged oracle, who has become a World Cup sensation by correctly predicting all six Germany games, plumped for his country of residence Friday carried live on national television.
The two-year-old mollusc medium is now taking a brief rest before predicting the result of the final between Spain and the Netherlands.
The art of football predicting has become a dangerous job for the English-born clairvoyant cephalopod with some bitter German fans threatening to turn him into sushi after he predicted a semi-final defeat for the Mannschaft.
Paul's home, an aquarium in western Germany, has received death-threat emails saying "we want Paul for the pan," said entertainment supervisor Daniel Fey.
"Since yesterday our colleagues have kept a very close eye on Paul," Fey added.
The eight-legged oracle, who has become a World Cup sensation by correctly predicting all six Germany games, plumped for his country of residence Friday carried live on national television.
The two-year-old mollusc medium is now taking a brief rest before predicting the result of the final between Spain and the Netherlands.
The art of football predicting has become a dangerous job for the English-born clairvoyant cephalopod with some bitter German fans threatening to turn him into sushi after he predicted a semi-final defeat for the Mannschaft.
Paul's home, an aquarium in western Germany, has received death-threat emails saying "we want Paul for the pan," said entertainment supervisor Daniel Fey.
"Since yesterday our colleagues have kept a very close eye on Paul," Fey added.