Paul Says Spain will beat Germany!

Paul Says Spain will beat Germany!

Germans, can you beat the holy prediction?

A "psychic" octopus in Germany, which appears to have correctly predicted every World Cup game involving the national team so far, has picked Spain over Germany in the semi-final.

Paul, from the Sea Life Aquarium in the western city of Oberhausen, chose a mussel from a jar with the Spanish flag instead of one with a German flag.

The two-year-old cephalopod has become a national celebrity.

According to his owners, he has a record of predicting German results.

They say Paul chose the winner in nearly 70% of Germany's games during the 2008 European Championship.

He correctly predicted all five of the team's previous World Cup games - including a shock defeat by Serbia in the group stages.

His prognosis ahead of Wednesday's World Cup semi-final was broadcast live on German TV.

Correspondents says Paul's plumping for Spain has caused alarm in the country, but some analysts point out that his predictive powers are not perfect.

During Euro 2008 he wrongly picked Germany as the victor against Spain.

Paul the octopus picks Spain over Germany

The die is cast, all is lost. Even Jogi Loew's smelly blue cardigan can't save his group now.

Paul a octopus has selected Spain as a hero over Germany in tomorrow's World Cup semifinal match.

The usually glimmer of hope is which Paul's final improper prophecy came upon a eve of a Euro 2008 final, when he chose Germany to beat Spain (Spain won 1-0). Although there have been no experts upon penetrating mollusks around to comment upon whether or not Paul's improper predictions have to be cosmically balanced out according to a little cryptic cephalapod ESP force, it can safely be said that, yes, Germany has a little reason to hope.

If however things go pear-shaped for Loev's wunderteam tomorrow, angry German fans feeling scorned by Paul after he earned their great graces may wish to take a little of a recipe advice upon suggest from more than a single Argentine cook. As a Telegraph explains:

Following a quarter-final prophecy where Paul rightly guessed Argentina would lose to Germany a Argentineans in jeopardy to kill a octopus as well as put it in a paella.

The newspaper El Dia gave this recipe for any one adventurous to capture Paul: "All we need is four normal potatoes, olive oil for taste as well as a little pepper."

Or his handlers during a Aquarium Sea Life in Oberhausen could just, we know, free Paul from chains instead of sticking potion boxes in his tank every alternative day expecting an octopus to someway rightly theory football results.