Forget the octopus! MENA has its own creature predictor for World Cup 2014!

Published June 20th, 2014 - 02:11 GMT
Shaheen the Camel provides a prediction for the World Cup matches in Brazil daily in a video recording (File Archive/Shutterstock)
Shaheen the Camel provides a prediction for the World Cup matches in Brazil daily in a video recording (File Archive/Shutterstock)

Forget the World Cup-predicting octopus!

The Middle East has their own rendition of the infamous cup creature predictor for the 2014 games in Brazil: Shaheen the Camel!

According to Gulf News, Shaheen the Camel is the "resident hump-backed football genius" who provides a video-recorded prediction daily of who is set to win the football matches in Brazil scheduled for that day. 

So far, he has a winning record in terms of his predictions, accurately guessing the winner of four out of seven matches!

Viewers can check out Shaheen and his predictions here: http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/brazil-2014/interactives/shaheen-the…;

Happy watching!

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