Barcelona legend Xavi is well on his way to making as many correct predictions as he did passes.
The Spanish playmaker has found a new home in Qatari football for Al-Sadd in the Qatar Stars League - and many thought he was merely bigging'-up his side's competition with these fixture forecasts.
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That's right. He managed to predict seven out of eight quarter finals, three out of four semi-finals, both finalists and then the final itself.
Qatar coach Felix Sanchez is now going to be looking for Xavi when it comes to their fixtures.
He said: "I am going to call Xavi so that he can predict all our next games".
It's not the first-time predictions have come from an unlikely place. Remember the Russia World Cup cat last year?
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And what about Rabio the octopus? He correctly predicted the results of Japan's World Cup fixtures. Sadly, he couldn't predict his own fate.
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Fortunately for Xavi, it looks unlikely he will be made into a delicious Asian dish. But his stock as an international football pundit has surely risen after this.
In the Qatar Stars League, the ex-Barca man is doing exactly what you expect.
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At 39-years-old, It looks like Xavi may be swapping the midfield for a mystic column in a tabloid newspaper anytime soon.
What's the best football prediction you've made? Let us know in the comments.
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