Alas , Paul departed for the great sea in the sky after he died in October .
Another star to make the headlines was Paul the oracle octopus , who predicted correctly all of Germany 's seven encounters and the final itself .
Alas , Paul departed for the great sea in the sky after Paul died in October .
Another star to make the headlines was Paul the oracle octopus , who predicted correctly all of Germany 's seven encounters and the final itself .