"The prized prophet informs humans of his prediction by choosing between two boxes, each containing a delicious snack and decorated with a World Cup country's flag. Paul correctly picked Germany to conquer Australia in their first game, and he even called Serbia's shocking upset against the Germans.

The sea-bound seer faces a unique challenge for his next selection. Paul was born in England, Germany's next opponent, and thus has deep allegiances to each team. It may never be known which team Paul will be rooting for, but he will predict a winner on Friday."

--source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/world-cup-octopus-pauls-p_n_624597.html

"With no further delay, behold the new picture of Paul the Octopus’s latest prediction. Yes, he thinks that Spain will sink the 3-times World Champions to advance to the finals. The official words come from the Oberhausen’s Sea Life Aquarium on Tuesday.

“Paul has decided that Spain will win,” Fey said in a phone interview. “But — and that’s a big but — Paul got it wrong only one time and that was also a game between Germany and Spain, therefore we think he just simply can’t get it right when it comes to this combination.”

Paul’s predictions in this world cup have been accurate and flawless."