Octopus Paul predicts Spain win over Germany

Octopus Paul fixes the Spanish box during his oracle for the semifinal match between Germany and Spain at the SeaLife Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany.

Octopus oracle Paul is predicting Germany will be defeated by Spain at the World Cup semifinal.

Sea Life Aquarium’s spokesman Daniel Fey said on Tuesday that the famous mollusk from Oberhausen chose a mussel from a glass tank marked with a Spanish flag, while ignoring the tank marked with the German colours - indicating a Spanish victory in Wednesday’s semifinal.

But there could be hope for the Germans.

The only time the usually-prescient Paul erred in the past was in picking a Germany-Spain matchup in the 2008 European Championship, when he picked Germany and Spain prevailed.

Otherwise, Paul correctly predicting Germany’s wins over Argentina and England, and also foretold the victories over Australia and Ghana and the country’s loss to Serbia.