DON'T be a sucker — put your money on Spain to win the World Cup.

Why? Because psychic octopus Paul has backed the conquerors of his beloved Germany to overcome Holland in Sunday's showpiece final.

The eight-legged mystic has a 100 per cent record during this summer's tournament, having successfully called all the results for his side.

Paul, from the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, chooses his winners ahead of matches by plucking a mussel from one of two boxes with each country's flag on.

With Spain having defeated Germany in the semi-final, Paul's powers have been called upon to predict a match that does not feature his home country.

And he has returned a verdict that will be applauded from Barcelona to Madrid, with Iker Casillas backed to lift the trophy in Johannesburg.



Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/worldcup2010/3047603/Paul-the-Octopus-predicts-Spain-to-win-World-Cup.html#ixzz0tBfhNBlc

Whoo Saai! Who say Oyinbo no get demon?

Congrats to Spain in advance!

I don't believe it jare.

The two-year-old cephalopod has become an international celebrity.

His prognosis of South Africa's World Cup final, made from his tank in the Sea Life Aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, has been relayed on satellite TV around the world.

He correctly predicted all of Germany's World Cup games, including a shock defeat by Serbia in the group stages and the ousting by Spain on Wednesday.

After that defeat, there were calls in Germany for Paul to be roasted with lemon juice and olive oil or turned into a plate of paella.

But his owners said on Thursday that he is safe with them.

"If Paul gets it wrong tomorrow, nothing is going to happen to him, to Paul," said Sea Life's Tanja Munzig.

"Paul has proven his mettle so far and there is nothing bad waiting for him round the corner if he gets it wrong. It could happen to anyone. Even an octopus can get it wrong!"

His record is not perfect, anyway, say his owners. Paul got it wrong in about 30% of Germany's games during the 2008 European Championship, including their loss to Spain in the final.

There is possibilty of Paul getting it wrong.

May be it is just a matter of CO- IN- CI- DEN- CES.

May be i'm wrong, or rite.

May be, as a youth or probably adult,

Paul might be able to make better soothsaying now than two years ago.

However, all will be quite vivid on sunday nite.

I will stick with Holland, it does not matter what Paul or Silas says.

However, Spain are the favourites anyway.

Oyibo get juju pass oooooooooooo

Hmmmm, millions waiting for Paul to fail.

A kii gboku oko, a kii gboku ada.

Kaka ki ile ku ile asa ni.

Come Sunday nite, Paul will emerge the soothsayer of the century.

@olaolufred

Believe me Man of God , Both the octopus and the la furo ja bas-tards are going down . . . The Dutch will overcome.

What is all this hype about Paul, IT is just an OCTOPUS, an animal for that matter. Can he see into the future? Why can't he be predicting FOREX as well,

PAUL NOSTRADAPUS has spoken! Please just hand over the title to spain in advance. Thank you!

Next time there is a world football tournament. Paul should be made to pick the world cup winner ever before the tournament starts and we will know he is a true psichic.

Paul normally predicts German games only, People are forcing it to predict for others thats outside his area of specialisation

Paul is NOSTRADAMUS. He told me where you live.

@mama-gee
I agree with you. Its time for Paul to be served even in Chinese restaurants.

obinna5000:

@mama-gee
I agree with you. Its time for Paul to be served even in Chinese restaurants.

You fit chop am if dem serve you?

dayokanu:

You fit chop am if dem serve you?

I heard that Octopus meat is quite tasty.

obinna5000:

I heard that Octopus meat is quite tasty.

If you chop am, you don turn ojuju be dat

My head no dey ooooooooo

Believe no Octopus, I am better than it a billion times : Holland(against all odds) is picking the cup

Wahala dey. So na octopus some peep they bet them life on now. . . oga o.

Who is this paul octopus? Na human being or animal as many people claim

the octopus will be wrong this time around

@Abrahym, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_(yacht)

@ice234, He has never been wrong anytime, Where he gets its power from, I dont know

Sorry @Abrahym, The link above was wrong.

Check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Octopus

dayokanu:

Paul normally predicts German games only, People are forcing it to predict for others thats outside his area of specialisation

You're right there. Some business interests must have gone into this.

wealthlift:

@ice234, He has never been wrong anytime, Where he gets its power from, I dont know

He's been wrong in the past.

If I'm right, he pridicted during Euro 2008 that Germany would beat Spain in final but Spain won.

check out all of pauls predictions
http://sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/sportsonthehour/2010/july/11/sportsbreak-11-07-2010-001a.htm

so what happens to the octopus now?

stew or broil?

or promotion.

@tpiah
The octopus will be cooked.