Octopus that correctly predicted Japan's World Cup 2018 matches turned into sashimi

Not sure if it saw its own demise.

Belmont Lay | July 04, 2018, 12:36 AM

The octopus that predicted the outcome of World Cup 2018 matches that featured Japan has been slaughtered and made into sashimi.

Rabio, a giant Pacific octopus, successfully guessed the results of the national side’s matches against Colombia, Poland and Senegal.

But it failed to make it to the fourth game.

Where was it caught?

It was caught off Obira, a town in Hokkaido, the day before Japan’s World Cup opener against Colombia.

Predicted all three games correctly

The 51-year-old fisherman, Kimio Abe, dubbed him Rabio.

Once caught, Abe made the octopus predict which team would prevail.

The fisherman sectioned off a kiddie pool with the flags of the teams, plus a third area representing a draw.

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Rabio predicted the winner of the match by taking refuse in the “Japan” slice.

Japan went on to upset Colombia.

In the second game, the octopus also correctly predicted Japan would go on to draw with Senegal.

And in the third match it also predicted correctly Japan's loss to Poland.

When was it killed?

The sea creature didn't get to predict the last 16 tie with Belgium after it was apparently sold for food on a Japanese marketplace.

A photo of a dismembered octopus hanging at a food stall has been widely shared on Twitter.

Abe revealed he had taken the octopus to the market, where it was sold and turned into seafood.

But Abe was not sentimental.

He said: “I hope Rabio’s successor will accurately tip the results of all games and Japan will win the World Cup.”