Spain won its first-ever World Cup championship on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Netherlands 1-0 on the strength of a goal by Andrés Iniesta in the 116th minute. Details at ESPN.com. More importantly, Paul, Germany’s psychic octopus, predicted 8 out of 8 games correctly.
Here’s Paul putting Spain into the final over Germany:
He went on to choose Spain over Holland in the final, which played out this afternoon, just as Paul said it would. He has not picked a loser in two years, meaning it’s time for an investigation; octopi don’t know shit about soccer.
[photo from 4chan via Daily What]