After the famous octopus named Paul, which made accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup from the start up to the time Carlos Puyol, the captain of Spain, lifted the trophy, many football fans across the globe started gaining faith in anything that predicts the match outcomes.  

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The Russia World Cup has attracted several predictors ranging from game analysts to animals. Like Paul, the octopus, another magical animal, this time around, a pig named Mystic Marcus, has made the headlines after it started predicting.

Marcus has predicted that Nigeria, alongside Belgium, Uruguay, and Argentina, will progress to the Semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia https://hivisasa.com/posts/miraculous-pig-predicts-the-african-team-that-will-reach-the-world-cup-semis

The predictions by this pig are absolutely wrong considering Argentina and Nigeria fall in the same group, which is being led by Croatia after trashing Argentina 3-0.

Since only two teams qualify for the next round, and with Croatia having already reserved one slot, it is impossible for Argentina and Nigeria to reach the semifinals. 

However, either of the two (Nigeria and Argentina) might make it to the next round, depending on Nigeria vs Iceland results, Nigeria vs Argentina and finally Iceland vs Croatia results.

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