He is a sidekick octopus who predicted Spain would win the World cup and guess what...THEY DID.
Paul Octopus first predicted the outcome of a football match during UEFA Euro 2008. According to his keepers, 5 out of 6 of his choices were correct; he incorrectly chose Germany as the winner of the final against Spain in Euro 2008. His record in Euro 2008 was actually 70% correct, which is still fairly impressive for an octopus! Check the link for a news article relating to Paul.
Yes, he did. Paul was given two boxes, each with the flag of one of the teams, with mussels inside to make him choose. Even octopuses get lucky.
because he predicted the winning teams and they won ... now hes dead
He predicted the outcome of the 2009 world cup. He was 8 for 8.
International soccer match results at Euro 2008 and the World Cup in 2010.
Paul the Octopus, the magnificent octopus who predicted the games' outcomes in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, died of natural causes at the Oberhausen Sea Life Center in western Germany on October 26, 2010. The average life-span of an octopus is three years.
Who is Paul the octopus
Paul the Octopus was born in January 2008.
Octopus Paul is an octopus which is the biggest star of Fifa worldcup2010 who made his all decisions correct
For the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Paul predicted every match that he was presented with correctly.However, he did predict incorrectly twice during the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament.
Unfiortunately, PAUL the OCTOPUS has passed on to his greater rewards.