Paul the Octopus or Paul Octopus!-Is it Eighth Wonder,UEFA Euro 2008,2010 FIFA World Cup winner Prediction

Paul the Octopus or Paul Octopus!-Is it Eighth Wonder,UEFA Euro 2008,2010 FIFA World Cup winner Prediction

Paul the Octopus or Paul Oktopus (hatched 2006) is a common octopus, used as an oracle to predict the results of major German international football matches.

During the lead-up to German international football matches, Paul is presented with two identical containers, each containing food. Both containers are marked with a flag; one with the flag of Germany, and the other with the flag of Germany's opponent. In each instance, Paul's choice of food box is interpreted as his "prediction" as to which will be the victorious team. Paul is reported to have correctly chosen the winning team in four of Germany's six UEFA Euro 2008 matches and in each of Germany's six matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Paul the Octopus or Paul Oktopus (hatched 2006) is a common octopus, used as an oracle to predict the results of major German international football matches.[2][3][4][5][6]

During the lead-up to German international football matches, Paul is presented with two identical containers, each containing food. Both containers are marked with a flag; one with the flag of Germany, and the other with the flag of Germany's opponent. In each instance, Paul's choice of food box is interpreted as his "prediction" as to which will be the victorious team. Paul is reported to have correctly chosen the winning team in four of Germany's six UEFA Euro 2008 matches and in each of Germany's six matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Paul Octopus World Cup Prediction : Spain will be World Cup 2010 Champion.This brilliant German Octopus already stunned all the German fans and always predicted that Germany will win but for the World Cup 2010 Semifinal prediction between Spain vs Germany, Paul Octopus selected Spain.In the last ,match of Germany vs Argentina,Paul Octopus World Cup Prediction was for Germany and that also proved true.Now Paul Octopus score is 5 out of 5.Lets see that Paul Octopus recent Prediction will be a hit or flop.

Until now Octopus vulgaris was the scientific name of creatures with eight tentacles that led boring lives drifting away in the depths of the oceans. They made it to the news only when documentary filmmakers decided to go scuba diving or when food chefs on TV decided to make sushi with their legs. This until Paul came along...

The Paul in question is no beatle, he doesn't sing or play cricket. All his cousins across the world though are up in arms; jealous at the fact that he has managed to make it to the papers for something everyone does everyday- eat! Is Rakhi Sawant listening?

Let's kill the suspense and introduce you to Paul, a British born octopus whom the world belives to be an oracle (we are sure that all he is worried about is the grub in the box). This eight-legged wonder of the world who currently resides at the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany has rightly predicted the result of every match that Germany has featured in at the World Cup in South Africa.

When aquarium staff lower two containers with food in his tank, he chooses a jar with the flag of the country that will win the football match in question. Paul rightly predicted Germany's wins over Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina; and also their losses to Serbia and Spain.

But he has got it wrong in the past. During the Euro 2008 final, he had predicted that Germany would beat Spain in the final. Spain went on to win the final 1-0. So did Paul learn from his mistake or did he just choose the jar with the Spanish flag because the food (usually a mussle) looked better? Either way he has earned the sobriquet as the 'Eighth wonder of the world'!

So what's next for this celebrity? Will Captain Davy Jones come back from the dead to start an online betting business with Paul (supported by Caribbean venture capitalist Captain Jack Sparrow)? Or has Sir Roger Moore already convinced Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to make a sequel to Octopussy? Agent 008 could help them make a lot of money penny! Move over Daniel Craig.

But fame comes at a price. Paul knows that he will have to buy a waterproof/bulletproof vest with eight sleeves to protect himself from angry soccer hooligans. The Germans must also be thinking of bringing in their Marines to protect this national treasure from the English- who want him back for obvious reasons. This octopus might just be the new mascot of the Oktoberfest! Just put him in a tank filled with beer and watch your sales increase eight-fold.

Paul must be wondering (if he can) as to why he has kicked up such a big storm. Why do angry football fans want to eat him because he likes eating? We are pretty sure he can figure it out himself. After all he knows all the answers! God save the Queen and her Octopus.