Since the 2010 octopus Paul a popular vote, each World Cup will launch a group of various small animals to engage in World Cup predictions. This year's World Cup is no exception.
Before the match against Croatia, Olivia, a net-worthy parrot at Nasu Safari Park in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, was surrounded by staff members to make predictions for the Japan vs Croatia match.
After a long tussle between the Japanese and Croatian flags, the web-celebrity parrot finally picked up the Japanese flag.
So Japan is stable?
No.
Look at Olivia's group stage prediction results.
Japan vs Germany - Germany
Japan vs Costa Rica - Japan
Japan vs Spain - Spain
Based on the well-known results, this parrot's group stage predictions are 100% wrong.
Take a look at Olivia's prediction process for the Japan vs Croatia match.
In fact, Olivia started out with a preference for Croatia, then hesitantly torn between the two flags for half a day.
Look, Olivia started off with the Croatian flag in her mouth.
At the last moment, Olivia decided to give up the Croatian flag and picked up the Japanese flag towards the breeder lady.
Now look back, this prediction process is highly restored to the game. Japan had the upper hand at the beginning and had the momentum to take the game easily. Croatia turned the tide in the second half, and after the two sides pulled for a long time, Japan crashed out of the penalty shootout.
So this parrot seems to be the reverse octopus Paul.
We don't know if this parrot can see tomorrow's sunshine with such "accurate" prediction of the match result.
Paul the Octopus
Paul the octopus, it was born in England, grew up in Germany. Paul in the World Cup in South Africa has been "successfully predicted" Germany won Australia, Serbia lost to Ghana's group stage results. It predicted the European Cup tournament, the hit rate also has 80%.
Two years after his appearance, the octopus Paul in the 2008 European Cup and the 2010 World Cup two major tournaments, predicted 14 times and 13 times predictions are correct. The success rate soared to 92.85%, known as the "octopus emperor".
On August 23, 2010, Paul the Octopus renewed the World Cup, and became England's 2018 World Cup bid ambassador. Full name Paul Ellen, born on January 26, 2008 in Dorset, England, lives in Germany's Oberhausen Oceanarium, favorite food is mussels.
In the evening of October 25, 2010 local time, Paul the octopus died in Germany's Oberhausen Aquarium at the age of 2.5 years. The name Paul the octopus is taken from the poem "Paul the octopus" written by German children's writer Paulson.
On October 26, 2010, the amazing Paul the octopus died tragically, leaving the world saddened by it. According to sources, Paul did not die on October 26, but three months earlier, two days before predicting the World Cup winner.
The reason for the delay in announcing its death was a complete conspiracy. After Paul's death, the Oberhausen Aquarium immediately found a octopus like it as a "substitute", while blocking the news of Paul's death.
