A psychic lion in Thailand has predicted that England will lose to France in the World Cup quarter-final in Qatar on Saturday night.
The nine-year-old lion named 'Chao Boy' has a success rate of between 80 and 90 per cent in picking the winners in football games, according to zookeepers in Khon Khaen, Thailand.
The big cat chooses the winners by grabbing chicken drumsticks hanging under the national flags of the two countries competing in the match.
When the St George's Cross and French tricolor were rolled out, the big cat pondered each emblem while prowling underneath them - only to leap up and grab the Gallic banner.
Chao Boy also chose Argentina over Holland, Brazil to beat Croatia and Morocco to knock out Portugal.
Zoo boss Narongwit Chodchoy said the exercises were "fun" and helped the lion with his exercise.
"Chao Boy has always been considered a favourite in predicting football results," Mr Chodchoy said.
"Whether it's the World Cup, Euros, or other major football matches, he can predict accurately with 80 or 90 per cent of his guesses being correct."
England play France at the Al Bayt Stadium in the city of Al Khor on Saturday 10 December, with a kick-off time of 10pm.
England face a tough route to the World Cup final in Qatar after their resounding 3-0 win over Senegal on Sunday night.
Reigning champions France and superstar striker Kylian Mbappe await in the next round, with Gareth Southgate's side returning to Al Bayt Stadium in the quarter-finals.
Les Bleus progressed to the last eight with a convincing 3-1 victory over Poland and are now set to face their cross-Channel rivals.
The World Cup final will take place on Sunday 18 December at 3pm GMT, but Harry Kane has stressed England are not getting ahead of themselves, with their full focus on the encounter against France.
"We enjoy this one but our attention turns straight to that, it’s going to be a great game," the Three Lions captain said on ITV Sport after the victory over Senegal.
"They're reigning champions, it'll be a good battle. We recover now and get ready for the next game."
