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Oscar Tabarez said coach Uruguayan football on Friday that the players intend to prove wrong predictions of the German Octopus "Paul."

He predicted the defeat of the German octopus Uruguayan national team against Germany on Saturday in the third place playoff and the fourth 2010 World Cup in South Africa.



Tabarez said in a press conference held on the eve of the match, "Our passion is now twofold. We want to win not only to Germany, but we want to defeat the octopus as well.

He said Tabarez / 63, / smiling it was time to prove that marine organisms can be wrong.

The Octopus Paul had predicted the results of the German team at this World Cup has ratified the expectations in all six matches played by the team so far, including the defeat against Spain in the semifinals.

Octopus predicted earlier in the day the German team win the match tomorrow and win the Spanish national team against the Netherlands in the final match on Sunday.