SIMPLES
Mystic meerkats predict 2-0 win for England in World Cup clash with Tunisia
Two of the rodents settled next to a sweetcorn-packed log beneath an England flag - a clear-cut sign that Gareth Southgate's lads will triumph in Volgograd
TONIGHT’S World Cup clash will be “Simples” for the Three Lions — after mystic meerkats forecast a 2-0 win.
The animals — whose Russian cousins are famed for their TV ad catchphrase — tipped us in a zoo psychic reading.
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Two ran to a sweetcorn-packed log next to an England flag. But the rest of the pack snubbed a similar log next to the banner of rivals Tunisia.
The prediction is a great omen — matching the score of our last Tunisia clash in 1998.
Laura Knowles, 30, keeper at London Zoo, said: “We’re delighted our big ’kats reckon the Three Lions will win.
“We’ve always thought they were psychic — they always know when feeding time is.
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“If anyone knows who’ll be victorious tonight, it’s them.”
England play in red tonight — another reason to put your shirt on our boys. The only other time we have worn red in a World Cup opener saw us beat France 3-1 in 1982.
Meerkats clearly know their stuff, with studies at Scotland’s St Andrews University showing their teamwork is as clever as chimps and dolphins.
They have already won a place in the nation’s hearts thanks to the Compare the Meerkat insurance ads with toff meerkat Aleksandr Orlov.
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