THE global sensation that is Weymouth's psychic octopus has predicted Spain will win the World Cup.
Paul the octopus foretold that Spain would beat Germany 1-0 in their semi-final tournament clash on Wednesday.
The octopus, who was born in Weymouth four years ago before being relocated to Oberhausen, Germany, has been making World Cup predictions about Germany by selecting a mussel from one of two boxes placed in its tank.
One box carried the German flag and the other the flag of the opposing team and whichever mussel Paul picked first was taken as its prediction.
Paul correctly foretold Germany’s 1-0 defeat against Serbia in the World Cup group stage and Germany’s subsequent wins against England and Argentina.
He also predicts that Germany will beat Uruguay for third place.
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