Africa: Achilles the Cat Says Russia Will Be Purrrrrfect!

Russia's football team has failed to chalk up a single victory in eight months but things could be about to improve -- according to Achilles, a supposedly clairvoyant cat who predicted a win for the side in the first World Cup match.

Achilles, a deaf white cat who is the official animal soothsayer for the tournament, on Wednesday chose a bowl of food bearing the host's flag rather than that of Saudi Arabia, who Russia will face on Thursday evening.

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