Octopus Paul denies the famous phrase of former England player Gary Lineker
Octopus Paul rightly earned its sixth consecutive World Cup in predicting the victory of Spain over Germany, disproving the famous phrase of former England player Gary Lineker on football, according to the terse Lineker said, "is a sport in which playing eleven against eleven for 90 minutes and at the end Germany always wins. "
Today his claim was unsuccessful. Spain won Germany (1-0) and went for the first time in World Cup final. On Sunday he expected the Netherlands in the Soccer City in Johannesburg to light a champion unpublished. Paul, the most famous octopus across Germany but born in England, the prophet of football announcing victories and defeats since the aquarium Seelife Oberhausen (Germany), predicted on Tuesday that Spain would beat Germany in the semifinal in Durban.
In the five parties that had played before today South African World Cup Germany, the octopuses had proved infallible in their predictions, including the defeat against Serbia in the group stage. Now his penchant for Spain again be accurate.
Before the television cameras, and to the consternation of German fans, Paul preferred to put away an oyster contained in a container and despised the Spanish flag which was next in a container with the German flag. Paul just missed the last two years: in the final of Euro 2008 predicted a German victory, yet beat Spain thanks to a goal from Fernando Torres.
At the continental tournament its share of successes remained in a "modest" 80 percent. The "prophet marine" was right in this World Cup Germany's victory over Australia, forecast a loss to Serbia, and then returned to the fans quiet Germans to predict wins against Ghana and England (eighth).
It also anticipated the elimination of Argentina against Germany in the quarterfinals. Now, in the penultimate round, announced that Spain would win. Netherlands and Spanish fans await with great expectation, the next verdict. Or is it only works when it plays Germany oracle?