June 10, 2024, 2:05 pm | Read time: 3 minutes
The European Championship is just around the corner, and as with every major soccer tournament, some animals are making predictions to help bettors. For PETBOOK, “soccer oracle” Oscar gave an exclusive tip on how the opening match between Germany and Scotland will turn out. The Old English Sheepdog correctly predicted all the games of the 2021 World Cup—will he be right this time too?
What started with Paul the Octopus at the 2008 European Championship has now become an animal trend. Animals—including elephants, fish, and birds—predict the outcomes of major soccer tournaments, adding extra excitement. Especially when they’re as accurate as Oscar. At the 2021 World Cup, the dog predicted all the matches correctly, including the final. For the opening match of the European Championship, the soccer oracle dog is giving an exclusive tip for PETBOOK.
How Oscar Became the Soccer Oracle Dog
“The soccer oracle was a 2021 contest by the Tony Petfluencer Agency, in which we—or rather, Oscar—participated. Oscar predicted all the games correctly, except one. I uploaded it to the channel too late, so it wasn’t counted; otherwise, we would have won by a landslide before the final.”
“Honestly, we didn’t follow it that closely at first. It was only when people started messaging us on Instagram asking, ‘What’s Oscar predicting tonight?’ that I checked the rankings and saw he was leading.”
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How the Prediction Game Works
The prediction game for dogs by the Tony Petfluencer Agency is happening again for the current European Championship. Participating dogs initially choose between three bowls, each representing the opposing teams or a “draw.” After the group matches, only two bowls remain, as the “draw” option is eliminated.
Each bowl contains the same snack in the same amount, so the “oracles” aren’t influenced in their choice. The bowl from which the snack is eaten first counts as the “prediction” for the respective game.
This Is Oscar’s Tip for the European Championship Opening Match
Normally, the dogs’ predictions from the soccer oracle are only published on Instagram 24 hours before each game. However, for the European Championship opening match on June 14, Oscar gave a tip in advance—exclusively for PETBOOK.
If you believe the dog oracle’s tip, Germany will win the opening match of the European Championship. Will he be right? Owner Martin Terodde is confident: “I think so, and I assume he will certainly become the title defender.”
Read the full PETBOOK interview here.