Octopus Paul predicts German win over England

[June 25, 2010]  BERLIN (AP) -- A 2-year-old octopus oracle -- born in England, but raised in Germany -- has predicted a German win over England in Sunday's World Cup game.

Sea Life Aquarium's spokeswoman Tanja Munzig says the mollusk chose a mussel out of a water glass marked with the German flag over a mussel in a glass with the English St. George's Cross.

Germany's national team faces England in a much-anticipated round of 16 faceoff in South Africa.

Munzig said Friday that Paul, who lives in the western city of Oberhausen, has proven to be a reliable oracle in the past -- he predicted Germany's win over Australia and Ghana and its loss to Serbia.

During the 2008 European Cup in 2008, he predicted 80 percent of all German games right.

[Associated Press]

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