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Eight octopuses in Germany competed Friday to replace the late oracle Paul by predicting the result of the opening match of the women's soccer World Cup between Germany and Canada, Reuters reports.

The contest between aquariums around Germany will determine which cephalopod can repeat the clairvoyant feats of Paul, who shot to international fame after correctly predicting matches of the World Cup in South Africa last year.

Octopus Ophira tipped Germany to win Sunday, as did two of her rivals. Two picked Canada and three predicted a draw. （点击路透社网站查看原文）

德寻找下一个“章鱼保罗”

       上周五，八只章鱼对德国和加拿大谁能在女足世界杯开场赛中取胜做了预测，看谁能成为已经归西的“神算子”章鱼保罗的继任者。

       路透社报道称，德国各水族馆之间的这场较量将决出哪条章鱼能够复制保罗的神算传奇。去年南非世界杯中，保罗因为准确预测了数场比赛结果而在国际上声名大噪。

       据悉，名为“奥菲拉”的章鱼和另两个竞争对手都预测德国会在周日的比赛中胜出，有两只章鱼挑了加拿大，另外三只则预测两国会踢成平局。

(China.org.cn June 27, 2011)