After Germany’s heartbreaking loss yesterday against Spain, I can safely award myself the well-deserved designation of being, “The absolute worst sport outcome forecaster in existence.” My main qualification towards this title comes from non-other than the match outcomes of the current FIFA World Cup event. Despite numerous close calls, I have successfully maintained an impressive 100% accuracy at predicting incorrect match results. Although probability may have something to do with it, I am almost certain at this point that I am some sort of an evil voodoo with elite jinxing powers which ultimately cause the downfall of any team that I favor.  Amongst my Netherlands supporting friend-circle, I have been forbidden to utter even a single word with regards to the outcome of Sunday’s match in which I am sure the Dutch will dominate the Spaniards.

In a sense, I have become the direct opposite of Paul the Octopus, who has been widely publicized through his oracle-like accuracy of correctly predicting world cup outcomes (video attached below). Although Paul has yet to disclose his favored pick between Netherlands and Spain, the match on Sunday will ultimately determine whether one of us gets to keep their perfect accuracy/inaccuracy (Bring it on Paul). On the positive side, if we assume that both teams are equally qualified, there is a 50/50 probability that either will win (Seriously, this probability ratio is not scientific and should not be used in your thesis paper). It is to be hoped that no questionable calls are made by the referee…

As a cautionary note: I am not responsible for any bets placed on Spain as a result of this post. Although my powers are awesome, at certain times they refuse to function properly

Update: The octopus has also chosen Spain as of today.

Update2: Spain 1, Netherlands 0.  It seems that I was correct !

To my readers living in a Cave, I present you Paul the Octopus: