Paul The Octopus (Spain) vs Mani The Parakeet (Netherlands)

Paul The Octopus (Spain) vs Mani The Parakeet (Netherlands)

Rasa-rasanyer semua dah baca atau tengok berita malam tadi (Jumaat 10-07-2010) kan? hahahaa..lagi berita pasal Paul Si Kurita..tapi kali ni Paul dah ada pesaing...Mani Si Nuri... ^_^
Kenapa aku letak tajuk "Paul The Octopus (Spain) vs Mani The Parakeet (Netherlands)" sebab saingan Paul lawan Mani lebih menarik kot...hahahahaa..

Paul telah membuat ramalan terakhirnya untuk edisi Piala Dunia 2010 kali ini dengan memilih Sepanyol yang menjuarai Piala Dunia 2010 kali ini.

"By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER (AP) :
BERLIN — Eyes around the world were on Germany's octopus oracle Paul on Friday as he made his biggest prediction yet in the World Cup: Spain will beat the Netherlands in the final.Paul's prescient picks in the World Cup — he has yet to predict a match wrong — have propelled him to international fame from obscurity in an aquarium in the western city of Oberhausen.TV stations in Germany, Great Britain, Taiwan and elsewhere broadcast live pictures, complete with breathless commentary, of his final decision.Millions watched as the eight-legged oracle descended upon on a tank marked with a Spanish flag, sitting for only a few minutes before grabbing a mussel and devouring it, while completely ignoring the Dutch tank — indicating a Spanish victory in Sunday's final match in Sunday's final.(more)"

Tapi..lain pula bagi si peramal baru yang juga pesaing Paul, Mani Si Nuri yang berasal dari Singapura. Mani dikatakan telah membuat ramalan yang tepat untuk 4 perlawanan suku akhir dan kemenangan Sepanyol pada perlawanan separuh akhir oleh pemiliknya M. Muniyappan (seorang tukang tilik).Untuk perlawanan akhir nanti..Mani telah memilih kad yang tertera bendera Belanda (yang telah diterbalikkan) dan ini sekaligus bertentangan dengan ramalan Paul.

"Mani, a 13-year-old parakeet, picks up a card with the flag of the Netherlands in Singapore's Little India neighborhood, Friday July 9, 2010. Mani's owner, fortune-teller M. Muniyappan, claims the bird accurately predicted the winner of the tournament's four quarterfinal games and Spain's victory in its semifinal match.(others news about Mani)"

Jadi persaingan Piala Dunia 2010 kali ini bukan sahaja antara Sepanyol dan Belanda...tetapi juga antara Paul dan Mani, pastinya sesuatu yang menarik!! hahahahaaa...

Apa yang pasti..perlawanan akhir nanti bukan kedua-dua binatang ini yang berhak untuk menentukannya tetapi pemain-pemain Sepanyol dan Belanda yang akan menentukannya...

Sepanyol atau Belanda...siapa JUARA?

**UPDATE : Video Paul dan Mani

The Dutch beat five-time world champions Brazil 2-1

"As for the Brazilians, Felipe Melo would be delighted to erase the memory of a horror second half. After missing the Round of 16 tie with suspension, the 27-year-old returned to the starting line-up and laid on Robinho's tenth-minute opener with a slide-rule pass. But with his side in command, he unluckily put through his own goal on 53 minutes to spark a Dutch renaissance. Then, just five minutes after Wesley Sneijder had handed the Oranje a 68th-minute lead, Melo was shown a red card for kicking out at Arjen Robben. A Seleção were headed for the exit, and must now wait four long years before launching their quest for a sixth triumph on home soil."

Quote of the day
"We've not come here to settle for the semi-finals. Of course what we're experiencing now is fantastic because we've beaten one of the favourites, but the tournament starts for real from now on," Arjen Robben, Netherlands winger.

More news at (FIFA.com) Friday 2 July 2010

Brazil vs. Netherlands [Full Highlights]