Divine Nostradamus

Paul the Octopus predicted the results of 2010 world cup football matches. He made several accurate predictions which brought him worldwide attention. He died 26 October 2010.

Shaheen the Dubai-based camel has also been predicting the winners of the 2014 World Cup.

Nelly the female elephant at a wildlife park in Germany is predicting the results for the 2014 World Cup as well.

Big Head, a 25 year old turtle in Salvador, correctly predicted Brazil would beat Croatia in the opening game of the World Cup.

Sarge and Oscar, macaws at The Gincase farm in Cumbria, England are also stepping forward to give their predictions.

Microsoft's intelligent personal assistant software, Cortana has been receiving attention after it correctly predicted winners of the World Cup.

Baidu, the biggest search engine in China, has joined the World Cup prediction fever.

Google’s Cloud Platform has been predicting the winners of the World Cup since the round of 16.