Meet the cuddly psychic cat who correctly predicts winning teams of all 19 World Cup matches

A psychic cat has correctly predicted the winning teams of all 19 World Cup matches.One-year-old British shorthair Billy has predicted the winners of all the matches that did not end in a draw so far in the tournament, much to the delight of owners Linka Lin, 33, and Mark Kelly, 35.Since the start of the tournament in America, Linka has been presenting Billy with flags for the two countries of each match, and Billy picks his winner with his paw.So far, he is yet to get a prediction wrong – correctly predicting last night’s win for Argentina against Austria.Linka, from Newry, County Down, Ireland, said, “As a cat he doesn’t seem to be bothered that he’s an online influencer.“To us he’s still our cat, still Billy.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

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Never miss a story.“Of course people have different interpretations of the videos online but we’re very happy to give such a feeling and boost of confidence for people and a feeling of safety and comfort to see some of the results ahead of time.“Of course, it’s going to be harder and harder to get it right with time and the level of expectation will be heavier but I’m pretty confident he can handle that.“I guess he probably will find it surprising he has had more treats lately than ever.”Linka adopted Billy when he was three months old from charity USPCA, nicknaming him Billy Heartnose because of the unique markings on his nose.“I guess we realized he’s very vocal about communicating what he needs,” she said.“He communicates with different body language and meows to let us know if he wants something.”Billy will walk Linka to the door if he wants to go outside or wants a treat.She said, “We know Billy is very very smart and we were thinking, ‘How can we capture his personality and smartness?’“We s...