Many years ago, Paul the Octopus became famous after correctly predicting Spain to be the country that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
For this year’s World Cup, we have a new kind of animal that Singaporeans might be familiar with, an Otter.
In a video that recently went viral on YouTube, Taiyo, the name of a Japanese Otter, correctly chose Japan as the winning country for the Japan vs Germany match that happened on Wednesday (23 Nov).
Otter Chooses Winning Team
Going into the match, many did not think much of the Japanese national team.
However, with the odds heavily stacked against them, the Japanese team shocked the world with two back-to-back goals to seal the game against Germany, who are frequently thought of as one of the best teams in the tournament.
The match ended with a score line of 2-1, with the Japanese being victorious.
What might be even more intriguing to some is the fact that Taiyo, who is an 8-year-old Maxell Aqua Park resident, correctly chose the winning team, giving some flashbacks of Paul the Octopus.
Taiyo was given three buckets to choose from, one bucket was labelled with the Japanese flag, another was labelled with the German flag and the middle bucket was labelled “tie-game” in Japanese.
This meant that Taiyo had a 33.33% chance of choosing the correct team.
After wandering around for a while with the ball in its mouth, Taiyo finally decided and transferred the ball from his mouth to his hands and then into the bucket labelled with the Japanese flag.
Japan Victorious Against Goliath
Argentina’s loss to Saudi Arabia shocked the world, with many fans flooding to social media to express their disbelief, and the same could be said about Germany’s loss to Japan.
However, if one were to watch the match, there was nothing much to be surprised.
Although the Japanese team’s possession of the ball was only 26%, their counter-attacking abilities caught the German team off guard.
The Japanese players were constantly outpacing their German counterparts, allowing them to be able to both defend and attack well.
Despite shooting fewer shots, the Japanese could convert their opportunities into goals with the help of strong fundamentals.
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