A participant dresses Achilles the cat in Russian colors on Wednesday after predicting a win for Russia against Saudi Arabia in Thursday's opening match. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
NPR: Achilles The 'Psychic' Cat Predicts Russia Win In World Cup Opening Match
An "official oracle" has spoken — or eaten, technically — and predicted victory for Russia.
That was the news from St. Petersburg Wednesday after Achilles the cat picked Russia to win the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday in a game against Saudi Arabia.
He picked between two bowls of cat food, and chose the one marked with the three colors of the Russian flag — "however not without hesitation," according to Russia's state-owned Tass news agency.
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WNU Editor: Only in Russia.
Hat tip to Fred for this link.
