According to the boss of the Zagreb zoo where he was welcomed, Kent “knows what he’s talking about”.
Kent, head of the gibbon group at Zagreb Zoo, predicted Croatia’s victory over Argentina on Tuesday in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, boosting confidence on the Croatian side. . “I cannot remember another time when Kent was so confident in predicting victory.” Zagreb Zoo boss Damir Skoc told reporters.
The 25-year-old monkey ignored the one in Argentina’s colors and chose to eat the fruit placed in a cardboard box stamped with the Croatian flag. Gibbon also sat in this box, and was given a gesture as a token of the certainty of its prediction. “We are going to the final and I wish Argentina more success next time”Skog added.
“He knows what he’s talking about”
Kent had already predicted the results of the national team at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where Croatia lost only in the final, losing to France. Since the start of the World Cup in Qatar, he has been at fault only once, during the Wadreini match against Morocco in the group stage; He predicted Croatia to win when the match ended in a draw (0-0). For Tuesday, “Kent gave his verdict, he knows what he’s talking about”, concluded Damir Skog. Croatia and Argentina fight for the first ticket to the finals this Tuesday evening (8:00 pm). France and Morocco meet in the second semi-final on Wednesday.
He always recalls the fate of 2010 World Cup superstar Paul Lee Octopus with good predictions.
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