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Animals predict World Cup results: Who will win the 2026 competition?

Animals predict World Cup results: Who will win the 2026 competition?
France 24 Sunday 21 June 2026, 10:15 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Animals predict World Cup results: Who will win the 2026 competition? Sport Issued on: Share There's been Achilles the cat, Mani the Parakeet and Nelly the elephant. Over the years, animals from across the world have predicted the outcome of World Cup matches. This year is no different, with a Canadian goldfish and Thai tigers and hippos putting bets on who will come out on top in the 2026 competition. Story by Camille Corcoran.
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