Finally, one of the tournament's biggest draws has made his final bow. Paul the psychic octopus has made his predictions for the World Cup final and third placed play-off. The eight-legged wonder picked Germany to overcome Uruguay and had Spain to win the whole tournament, by beating Netherlands.

So far he has managed to predict every single result for Germany, but this is the first time he has picked a game not involving his home nation. We will have to wait to see if Paul's last predictions leave punters squids in after the final.

If they don't, fans will wonder why they didn't listen to Manny the Parakeet, who picked the Dutch to come out on top. Apparently he squawks a good game, but doesn't have the record of a veteran like Paul.