Want to know who will win the first match of the World Cup? The cat’s out of the bag: it’s Russia.
At least that’s the prediction of Achilles, a cat in St Petersburg reputed to have psychic powers.
Reuters: Russia’s psychic cat Achilles picks home team for World Cup opener
Achille the cat, one of the State Hermitage Museum mice hunters, poses for a photo with Russia national flag during a ceremony in Saint Petersburg, on June 13, 2018 after predicting the result of the first 2018 FIFA World Cup football match between Russia and Saudi Arabia, in Saint Petersburg. Achille, a white and deaf cat, was chosen on March 12, 2018 as the official "animal oracle" for the FIFA World Cup (June 14 to July 15, 2018). / AFP PHOTO / OLGA MALTSEVA
