A deaf cat kept by St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum to catch mice is being reassigned during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia to predict the results of matches in the tournament. Achilles, who will select between two bowls of food marked with team names to indicate the winner, underwent a physical before his psychic assignment. /VCG Photo

Achilles performed the same role at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, also in Russia. The museum says he was chosen for his sociable and stress-resistant nature. /VCG Photo

A tradition has developed in recent years of having animal oracles predict match results at big football tournaments. In 2010, Paul the Octopus became famous after accurately predicting which way a number of games at that year’s World Cup would go. /VCG Photo