2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia June 14 - July 15,2018 - Achilles, a white-furred Hermitage male cat, will predict the outcome of the FIFA World Cup opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia

Achilles, a white-furred Hermitage male cat, will predict the outcome of the FIFA World Cup opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia on June 14, the St. Petersburg tourism committee said.

“The prediction will take place a day before the teams of the host and the guests from Saudi Arabia will meet in Moscow’s Luzhniki,” the committee said in a statement on Saturday, reports Tass news agency.

“On June 13 at 2 p.m. at a press conference devoted to the opening of the city press center in St. Petersburg, which will take place in the House of Journalists, the Hermitage cat Achilles will choose the winner team at the first match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup,” it said.

Achilles will also predict the outcomes of football matches due to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city that will host seven games.

On June 15, Morocco will take on Iran, on June 19 a match will take place between Russia and Egypt, on June 22 between Brazil and Costa Rica and on June 26 between Argentina and Nigeria. St. Petersburg will also host two playoff games and a match for the third place.