Paul the Octopus predicts Spain

Eyes around the world were on Germany's octopus oracle Paul this morning as he made his biggest prediction yet in the World Cup for Spain to beat Netherlands in the final.

TV stations in Germany, Great Britain, Taiwan and elsewhere broadcast live pictures, complete with breathless commentary, of his final decision for the tournament.

Millions watched as the world-famous octopus descended upon on a tank marked with a Spanish flag, sitting for only a few minutes before grabbing a mussel and devouring it, while completely ignoring the Dutch tank  indicating a Spanish victory in Sunday's final World Cup match

He also predicted earlier that Germany will win over Uruguay in tomorrow's match for third and fourth place.

While Paul is no doubt the world's most famous animal oracle these days, he is facing competition.

In Singapore, Mani, a World Cup forecasting bird, predicted a different outcome of Sunday's final match.

Creeping out of his small wooden cage and choosing between two white cards, one hiding a Dutch flag, the other Spanish,  the bird predicted the Netherlands will win its first World Cup championship, setting up a Mani Paul showdown for Monday.

The Netherlands and Spain final kicks-off on Monday at 6.30am.

Story by: Dreu Vukailagi
Source: stuff.co.nz