A Swiss guinea pig named Madame Shiva has joined a menagerie of soothsaying animals tasked with predicting World Cup scores after the 2010 success of deceased soccer oracle Paul the Octopus.
Shiva is setting her sights lower than other animal pundits, however, by focusing only on her home team's matches. The 20-month-old guinea pig has already tipped Switzerland to beat Ecuador in their opening Group E game on Sunday.
 

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