Hindustan Times
Raghav Sikka
As weird as it may sound, it is true that an octopus is actually predicting the right outcome of the German games. This little mollusk has been named Paul, and was born in England but currently resides in the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany. Paul has already betrayed his own homeland by predicting a German win over England in the knockout stage of this World Cup. He makes his predictions by eating one of the two mussels trapped in cube shaped containers, which are marked with the German national flag and the flag of Germany’s opponent in the upcoming game. The container that is chosen first by the octopus is the winner of that particular match. Read more
(17 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Hindustan Times on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Filed under FIFA 2010 · Tagged Argentina, bookies, Casillas, England, FIFA World Cup 2010, football, Germany, Joachim Loew, Klose, Oberhausen, Octopus Paul, Paraguay, prediction, Schweinsteiger, semifinals, Serbia, Spain, the beautiful game, Torres, Vicente del Bosque
Raghav Sikka
This World Cup is very special for the African continent as more African teams than ever before are competing in the tournament. It is also the first time for an African country to be chosen as the hosts of the world’s biggest sporting event. The six African teams participating include hosts South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast. Read more
(16 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Hindustan Times on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Filed under FIFA 2010 · Tagged Africa, African continent, Algeria, Cameroon, Didier Drogba, Dominic Adiyiah, FIFA World Cup 2010, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Michael Essien, Nigeria, Raghav Sikka, Saloman Kalou, South Africa, Yaya Toure
