Rugby: Octopuses predict Japan will not get out of World Cup pool english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 12 hours ago - 16:05 | Sports, Rugby2019, AllTwo octopuses predicted Friday that host Japan's Brave Blossoms will not advance to the knockout stage of the Rugby World Cup, which opens next week.
Octopuses from Obira in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, selected the outcomes of the hosts' pool matches by moving in a vinyl children's pool divided into sections representing Japan, their opponents and a draw.
According to the two molluscs' predictions, Japan will open their World Cup campaign with a loss to Russia on Sept. 20.
Rabiot, a fortune-telling octopus from the town, became famous for predicting correctly the outcome of all three of Japan's matches at last year's soccer World Cup.
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