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Meet the dolphins that predicted crucial World Cup match

[PHOTO: COURTESY]

Dolphins in the Russian city of Yaroslavl predicted on Thursday the hosts would win their World Cup quarter-final against Croatia 3-1 and move into the last four of the tournament.

The two aquatic mammals — Mitya and Solnyshko — in the Yaroslavl dolphinarium were thrown round discs depicting the flags of the two countries in their pool and had to bring them back.

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