World Cup 2010 (includes TV schedule during the WC)

[moonstorm]

The octopus is never wrong! Did anyone see that on Sky News? Aparently he is been correct on everything he has predicted so far. Interesting to see who he picks for the final. Sorry Chloe but glad Spain won.

[tammyy2j]

Sexiest World Cup Star




Spain to win

[Perdita]

Paul, the octopus in a German zoo has so far correctly predicted all the results of the World Cup and he has predicted a win for Germany against Uruguay and for Spain to win against Holland.

[lizann]

I do hope Spain wins even though they havent played that well they still made it to the final it should be a close game

[tammyy2j]

Well done Spain

[lizann]

There was a few Dutch players that should have been red carded I'm happy Spain won

[alan45]

England have secured three new sponsors for their upcoming European Championship matches

[Perdita]

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[Perdita]

Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who 'predicted' the outcome of seven matches, has died at an aquarium in Germany.

Staff at the Sea Life centre in Oberhausen said they were "devastated" to learn that he had passed away during the night.

Paul made his name by successfully choosing a mussel from one of two boxes bearing the flags of competing nations.

Octopuses rarely live beyond two years so his death was not unexpected.

Paul backs England World Cup bid Paul was two-and-a-half years old and had been hatched at another centre at Weymouth in England in 2008.

The centre's manager, Stefan Porwoll, said that Paul had correctly guessed the winner of all Germany's World Cup matches, including their defeat, and had "enthused people across every continent".

As the tournament progressed, the octopus's uncanny knack of selecting the correct box drew increasing interest from the world's media, culminating in his choice of Spain as the eventual winner.

He became an instant hero in Spain, prompting a request to have him put on display at Madrid zoo.

Amid the euphoria, he was even made an honorary citizen of a Spanish town before being made an ambassador for England's 2018 World Cup bid.

The Oberhausen centre said he had seemed fine when last checked on Monday night but was found dead on Tuesday morning.

The prophetic cephalopod's brief but extraordinary life is unlikely to be forgotten.

A documentary has been filmed and books and toys are already planned for the Christmas market.

"It's a sad day. Paul was rather special but we managed to film Paul before he left this mortal earth," said his agent, Chris Davies.

A memorial is to be erected at the aquarium in his memory.


Awww, RIP Paul