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© the artist | Jul 09, 2010 | The Times

Paul the Octopus

At these late stages of the FIFA Soccer World Cup, every moment could be considered 'decisive' - Uruguay's 'Hand of God' is one of the more notorious. JERM (Jeremy Nell) feels that Spain's key moment was when they gained the support of Paul - an occult German octopus that has (to date) managed to predict the outcome of every match it has been asked - including the Spanish 1-0 victory over Germany.

Who will this psychic cephalopod predict to win the final? Does Spain still have the backing of this cosmic calamari?

Africartoons.com readers might also want to keep an eye on Nanda Soobben, who successfully predicted the outcome of the last match...