Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez said he is determined to prove Paul the octopus wrong by beating Germany in the third-place play-off on Saturday.
Paul has gained worldwide fame by successfully predicting all of Germany's six results at this World Cup by choosing between food containers which are identical apart from the opposing national team flags adorning them. If each guess was considered 50-50, the likelihood of getting six results correct is one in 64.
Now Paul has opted for Germany to beat Uruguay in the third-place play-off but Tabarez said it's time to end the psychic cephalopod's streak.
Whether overcoming an impressive German outfit or proving Paul wrong is the bigger challenge, no one is sure, but Tabarez insisted that his team could hold their heads up high regardless of the outcome after a surprise run to the semi-finals.
Tabarez confirmed his lethal strike pairing of Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez, who is back after a one-game suspension, will start the match. Forlan, with four goals, is one goal behind golden boot contenders David Villa and Wesley Sneijder, who will play in Sunday's final. But with third-place matches traditionally high-scoring affairs, compared to often cagey finals, Forlan still has a chance to claim the top-scorer's prize.
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