Paul the Octopus

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Paul the Octopus

Paul the Octopus
Other name(s)	Paul the Octopus or Paul Oktopus
Species	Octopus
Sex	Male
Nation from	England
Occupation	Oracle (Predictor)
Employer	Sea Life Centres
Known for	Making predictions for Germany national football team matches
Named after	Paul of Tarsus

Paul the Octopus or Paul Oktopus^[1] is a two-year-old octopus with a history of correctly predicting the results of major German international football matches.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Paul was born in England^[7] but currently resides at the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany. Before German international football matches, Paul is presented with food in two identical containers; one container is marked with the flag of Germany and the other is marked with the flag of Germany's opponent. In each instance, Paul's choice of food is interpreted as his predicted victor. Paul is reported to have correctly chosen the winner in four of Germany's six UEFA Euro 2008 matches^[8]. There, he apparently predicted Germany to win every match but was wrong when they lost to Croatia ^[9] and in the final to Spain ^[10]. He has correctly chosen the winner in each of Germany's first five matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^{[11][12][13][14]} He has also predicted Spain to beat Germany in the semi-final of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.^[15].