World Cup oracle pet GA dog predicts match results
Bonn · The soccer World Cup has kicked off and of course many oracle pets are appearing around the globe. The GA team relies on their very own force - the animal editorial team member dachshund Oscar.
He can dribble with four instead of two feet, he finds (and saves) each and every ball - and he makes clear-cut decisions: Before each Germany match, Oscar will predict the winner. He picks between two balls - as he has years of experience in chasing after balls. The dachshund normally runs after them in the editorial office of the General-Anzeiger, passes the balls over to staff members like a pro and gets away from anyone who tries to pursue him. Thus soccer talent is definitely proven - now he has to show his expertise.
Player and oracle profile
Name: Oscar
Breed: mini dachshund, black-red, short hair
Date of Birth: June 28, 2014
Place of Birth: Düsseldorf
Address: Bonn-Plittersdorf
Age: almost four; in dog years: 28 (he’ll turn four on the match day England : Belgium / Senegal : Colombia)
Size: 21 cm (head), 19 cm (back)
Length: Nose to bottom 52 cm, including the tail 68 cm
Nationality: Rhinelandish
Feet: fourCurrent Club: General-Anzeiger Bonn
Joined the team: October 2014
Contract: lifelong – unless he screws up as World Cup oracle
Equipment supplier: Tina Stommel, team leader PanoramaShoe model: all natural
Social Media: GA-Facebook
Performance data 2014-2018:Bringing a dried pig’s ear into a meeting with the chief editors (2014). Hiding countless balls (2014-forever and ever).Coaching the entire editorial team in every possible discipline (dribbling, goal scoring, penalties, etc.).
Memorable Successes: Continous stress tests for PCs, printers and everything technical that can be aimed at with a ball (SO FAR everything’s still working in the office…)
Prediction qualification
Oscar smells balls under(ter) paper mountains, from afar.
Oscar does not get fooled - he knows where the ball goes next.
Oscars has a natural talent to find out, who is hiding the ball, who is good at playing andwho has no clue (and thus needs to be avoided). T
The GA World Cup oracle
Before every Germany match you will see a brief video of the Oscar oracle.
Here’s how that works: Two balls - black-white = Germany, red-white = the opponent.
Oscar picks one ball - the one he decides on represents the winner of the upcoming match (from the oracle's point of view).
Original text: GA. Translation: Mareike Graepel
