It would transpire that Paul the Octopus has a challenger in the shape of a bird from Singapore. The psychic bird predicted the correct outcome of all four quarter-finals, and Germany’s semi-final defeat to Spain. Paul has gone with his homeland in the third place playoff, probably to avoid execution more than anything else, and Spain in the final. Where’s Manuel the Matador, Kevin the Koala, and Gertrud the Giraffe’s predictions then? Read more.
Paul the Octopus usurped by a bird
