Football | Updated Jun 30, 2010 at 12:43pm IST

German octopus predicts Argentina WC exit

Associated Press

Berlin: Octopus oracle Paul hesitated but ultimately picked Germany to win — again — this time over Argentina in their quarterfinal matchup at the soccer World Cup.

Paul, who rose to global fame after he correctly predicted all four of Germany's games in this year's tournament, indicated on Tuesday that Saturday's game will be a tough battle.

Sea Life Aquarium spokeswoman Tanja Munzig in the western city of Oberhausen said Paul took about an hour before he approached a water glass in his aquarium containing a mussel and marked with a Germany flag. He ignored a similar glass with Argentina's flag.

Only when the oracle's organizers went to remove the glasses did Paul jump inside the German one and gulp down the mussel.

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