KoSong: World Cup results to date from match no.57...

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In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

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responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

World Cup results to date from match no.57...

for my own reference.

No.57 0207 16:00 Netherlands vs Brazil 2-1
No.58 0207 20:30 Uruguay vs Ghana 4-2
No.59 0307 16:00 Argentina vs Germany 0-4
No.60 0307 20:30 Paraguay vs Spain 0-1
No.61 0607 20:30 Uruguay vs Netherlands 2-3
No.62 0707 20:30 Germany vs Spain 0-1
No.63 1007 20:30 Uruguay vs Germany 2-3
No.64 1107 20:30 Netherlands vs Spain 0-1 (after extra time) Spain is the new Champion!

For more details from marca.com:
http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html

For Psychic Octopus's Prediction on Germany vs Spain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrT9vNVNMe0

Octopus Paul got it right again! Amazing!

Update on 10 July, from The Star:

Paul picks Spain but Mani’s on Holland for World Cup

http://thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/10/nation/6641181&sec=nation

Octopus vs Parakeet: which psychic will win? I wish the Parakeet is right because of Holland, and to be honest, having known how my mother used to talk about the parakeet's fortune telling, I have more faith in it!

Update on 11 July at 7.33 pm.

Will try and stay up for the first time at 2.30 am Malaysian time, to watch the final between Holland and Spain.

My take on Paul the Octopus (if you have not had enough of it yet):

He was right 6 times (5 German victories and 1 defeat to Spain). All matches involved Germany. I take it that he was familiar with the German flag and the food that goes with it for 5 times until he got fed up and change to Spain! Now that Spain is playing against Holland, he chose Spain because of familiarity (remember the food?) instead of Holland which was totally new to him. I guess he would have chosen Spain for the next 3 times, like what he did for Germany before he decides to change to another flag, though there is none after the Final.

On the other hand, the parakeet Mani in Singapore, is used to choosing a playing card when telling fortune. There is no food at the time of choosing, maybe after that. Having seen housewives of yesteryears falling for such a way of fortune telling (by word of mouth?), I am taking the chance of Holland winning this Final match.