Before the Japan National Team in the eighth finals of the 2018 World Cup lost to the Belgians in the stadium of Rostov-on-Don, in the country the rising sun decided to crack down on the Championship mascot – octopus Rabiot. This was reported in the TASS news agency today, 3 July.
The octopus, which in Japan predicted the victories of national teams during group stage and before the eighth World Cup, became a snack. He took his life yesterday (July 2) and was sent to sale to the local market.
The animal predicted with absolute accuracy the outcome of all matches Japan national team in the group stage. What the late Rabiot predicted before the game with Belgium – we will not know.