Virtually every Maltese citizen is eagerly and impatiently waiting for tonight’s big match between Italy and England. It is no surprise that everybody is gearing for this much-awaited game; there are those who attached several merchandise to their cars, those who put up quite a magnificent set up at home. Even animals are preparing for this match. This is the story of psychic animals determined to help betting-lovers in choosing the correct outcome of the World Cup matches.
Psychic animals trying to predict the outcomes of several big games aren’t a new trend at all. Recall Paul the Octopus who managed to accurately predict eight matches from the 2010 South Africa World Cup. Nico the Parrot, Sarge and Oscar the Macaws (Brazil’s national birds), and Alistair the Miniature Donkey, are all committing themselves to give their best in correctly predicting the outcomes of the upcoming matches. This was also the case for tonight’s match.
Nico the Parrot, has so far predicted all the games he has been asked to guess. In fact, he correctly chose Brazil over Croatia and Netherlands over Spain. Nico the African Parrot living in a pet shop in Naxxar, Malta, predicted that tonight’s winner will be Italy. Italy supporters are surely backing his prediction, no need to wonder why. Moreover Sarge and Oscar the Macaws, who are two species regarded as Brazil’s National Birds also tipped Italy as the winner in tonight’s clash.
Conversely, Alistair the Miniature Donkey chose the food box containing England’s flag, thus going against his fellow friends’ predictions. Who will be right? Who will win tonight’s big match? Will it be the "Azzurri’ or the "Three Lions’? While waiting for the game, grab a beer and relax, because tonight is going to be intense.