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‘Psychic’ cat predicts opening match result of 2018 World Cup

Achilles the cat, who by day catches mice at the St Petersburg's Hermitage Museum, attempts to predict the result of the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Achilles the cat, who by day catches mice at the St Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum, attempts to predict the result of the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

  (Dmitri Lovetsky / AP)

New York Daily News
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Achilles, a deaf cat who by day catches mice at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, was given two bowls to predict the end result of the opening match result of 2018 World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

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The cat ultimately sided with his homeland, eating out of the bowl next to the Russian flag. Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0.

  (Dmitri Lovetsky / AP)

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Achilles squeezes into a Russian jersey after predicting the team would win the opening match of the 2018 World Cup.

  (Dmitri Lovetsky / AP)

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Achilles sprawls himself out on the table after making his prediction.

  (Dmitri Lovetsky / AP)

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The media goes crazy for the “psychic” cat, who seems well adjusted to the fame.

  (GEORGI LICOVSKI / EPA)

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Achilles the cat poses with the Russian flag after making his prediction. All in a day’s work.

  (Dmitri Lovetsky / AP)

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