He always makes his "pick" the day before each match, so tomorrow. The spaniards released a fake pick today so don't be fooled guys it was a hoax, here's a link incase anybody want to read it...
http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/07/desperate-spain-fakes-world-cup-octopus-prediction.html.php
http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/07/desperate-spain-fakes-world-cup-octopus-prediction.html.php
The cries of despair from all around Germany could probably be heard in South Africa as a "psychic" octopus called Paul tipped Spain on Tuesday to beat Germany in the football World Cup semi-final.
The eight-legged oracle who has successfully predicted all five of Germany's games in South Africa, carefully weighed up the two teams, before plumping for Spain, prompting anguished groans from the assembled media scrum.
Carried live on national television, two plastic boxes, one with a German flag and one with a Spanish, were lowered into Paul's tank at an aquarium in western Germany, each with a tasty morsel of food inside.
The box which Paul opens first is adjudged to be his predicted winner.
If Paul's performance is replicated on the pitch, it promises to be an end-to-end thriller. He teased the crowd by initially lingering at the German flag before heading for the Spanish box.
The mollusc medium has shot to fame by defying the odds with a perfect record of picking winners.
Proving he is not just attracted to the colours in the German flag, he rightly foretold the Mannschaft's shock defeat to Serbia in the group stages.
He then predicted Germany's triumphant drubbing of England in the last-16, provoking accusations of treachery. Paul should by rights be an England fan, having been born in Weymouth on the south English coast.
Confirming his reputation as a prognosticator par-excellence, he kept up his astonishing run of form by tipping Germany to beat highly fancied Argentina in the quarter-finals.
But all is not lost for coach Joachim Loew and his boys as Paul has been wrong before. In the European Championships in 2008, he had an 80 percent record, getting only one match wrong.
Which one? The final. Against Spain.
The eight-legged oracle who has successfully predicted all five of Germany's games in South Africa, carefully weighed up the two teams, before plumping for Spain, prompting anguished groans from the assembled media scrum.
Carried live on national television, two plastic boxes, one with a German flag and one with a Spanish, were lowered into Paul's tank at an aquarium in western Germany, each with a tasty morsel of food inside.
The box which Paul opens first is adjudged to be his predicted winner.
If Paul's performance is replicated on the pitch, it promises to be an end-to-end thriller. He teased the crowd by initially lingering at the German flag before heading for the Spanish box.
The mollusc medium has shot to fame by defying the odds with a perfect record of picking winners.
Proving he is not just attracted to the colours in the German flag, he rightly foretold the Mannschaft's shock defeat to Serbia in the group stages.
He then predicted Germany's triumphant drubbing of England in the last-16, provoking accusations of treachery. Paul should by rights be an England fan, having been born in Weymouth on the south English coast.
Confirming his reputation as a prognosticator par-excellence, he kept up his astonishing run of form by tipping Germany to beat highly fancied Argentina in the quarter-finals.
But all is not lost for coach Joachim Loew and his boys as Paul has been wrong before. In the European Championships in 2008, he had an 80 percent record, getting only one match wrong.
Which one? The final. Against Spain.
whoa this is more intense that I could have ever imagined i can't decide who to play tomorrow this shit is down right sick...maybe I should take 50 on each side and just lose the juice to the house to at least be able to tell my self I had the winning side.
Ended up doing that in Brazil vs. Netherlands had all this cash on the dutch money line pregame then after the first half panicked lost my shirt and went all on in Brazil 2nd half line minus half a goal
Ended up doing that in Brazil vs. Netherlands had all this cash on the dutch money line pregame then after the first half panicked lost my shirt and went all on in Brazil 2nd half line minus half a goal
Looks like Paul will be calling the winner of the 3rd place match
between Uruguay and Germany. He may also be on the final match as well.
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Paul the psychic octopus predicts World Cup winners
BY Katie Nelson
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, July 8th 2010, 1:17 PM
His first two World Cup game winning predictions could have been a fluke but Paul the psychic octopus has proven himself to be a reliable source.
The eight-armed soothsayer, who lives at Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, has correctly forecast all six of Germany's World Cup games, including Wednesday's loss to Spain in the semi-finals.
Paul started using his nine brains to "predict" the outcome of soccer games two years ago during the European Championships.
Now, the mollusk medium is slated to predict on Friday who will earn the third-place in the match between Germany and Uruguay, a spokesman for his aquarium told Agence France-Presse.
And if the 2 1/2-year-old is not too tired -- or full -- he'll also attempt to soothsay Sunday's final between Spain and the Netherlands.
"We do not want to overburden him," the spokesman said.
There's no crystal ball required for Paul's predictive powers. Rather each time, his handlers dip two, clear square boxes containing a mussel each into Paul's aquarium.
The boxes are decorated with the either the German flag or that of the opposition. Whichever box Paul opens is deemed the likely winner.
Paul's most recent prediction about Germany's 1-0 loss to Spain drew ire from his home-country.
Despondent crowds insulted both Paul and his mother in Berlin. Other soccer fans have posted octopus recipes on the Internet in not-so-veiled threats to Paul's wellbeing.
But the Spanish government has come to his defense: "I am concerned for the octopus ... I am thinking of sending him a protective team," joked Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero on Radio Cadena Ser.
Environment and Fisheries Minister Elena Espinosa also expressed worries, the AFP reported: "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!"
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/pets/2010/07/08/2010-07 -08_paul_the_psychic_octopus_predicts_world_cup_winners.html #ixzz0t7PmOuKd
between Uruguay and Germany. He may also be on the final match as well.
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Paul the psychic octopus predicts World Cup winners
BY Katie Nelson
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, July 8th 2010, 1:17 PM
His first two World Cup game winning predictions could have been a fluke but Paul the psychic octopus has proven himself to be a reliable source.
The eight-armed soothsayer, who lives at Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, has correctly forecast all six of Germany's World Cup games, including Wednesday's loss to Spain in the semi-finals.
Paul started using his nine brains to "predict" the outcome of soccer games two years ago during the European Championships.
Now, the mollusk medium is slated to predict on Friday who will earn the third-place in the match between Germany and Uruguay, a spokesman for his aquarium told Agence France-Presse.
And if the 2 1/2-year-old is not too tired -- or full -- he'll also attempt to soothsay Sunday's final between Spain and the Netherlands.
"We do not want to overburden him," the spokesman said.
There's no crystal ball required for Paul's predictive powers. Rather each time, his handlers dip two, clear square boxes containing a mussel each into Paul's aquarium.
The boxes are decorated with the either the German flag or that of the opposition. Whichever box Paul opens is deemed the likely winner.
Paul's most recent prediction about Germany's 1-0 loss to Spain drew ire from his home-country.
Despondent crowds insulted both Paul and his mother in Berlin. Other soccer fans have posted octopus recipes on the Internet in not-so-veiled threats to Paul's wellbeing.
But the Spanish government has come to his defense: "I am concerned for the octopus ... I am thinking of sending him a protective team," joked Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero on Radio Cadena Ser.
Environment and Fisheries Minister Elena Espinosa also expressed worries, the AFP reported: "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!"
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/pets/2010/07/08/2010-07 -08_paul_the_psychic_octopus_predicts_world_cup_winners.html #ixzz0t7PmOuKd
hno:
On Monday the Spain PM will ask the "European Council of Ministers...for a (fishing) ban on Paul the octopus
so Germans do not eat him.”
http://g.ca.sports.yahoo.com/soccer...n-world--fbintl_reu-octopussoccer_tv_pix.html
so Germans do not eat him.”
http://g.ca.sports.yahoo.com/soccer...n-world--fbintl_reu-octopussoccer_tv_pix.html
