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Moo Deng Predicts Argentina to Win 2026 World Cup

The pygmy hippo picked Argentina after zoo staff set out fruit displays for Spain and Argentina as animal enrichment, officials said.

Summary by Khaosod English
CHONBURI — Thailand’s celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has predicted that Argentina will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, choosing the South American side over Spain during a prediction event at Khao Kheow Open Zoo. The activity was held on 18 July 2026 at the zoo’s pygmy hippopotamus enclosure in Si Racha district, where zoo officials invited visitors to watch Moo Deng make its pick ahead of the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina. As part of…

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The animal, converted into a viral phenomenon in 2024, has again performed as an oracle in an activity organized by the zoo where it lives.

Since his birth at the Thai zoo Khao Kheow, the little hippopotamus ‘Moo Deng’ has become a celebrity on the internet. This time, he was part of an activity in which he predicted an albyss victory in this Sunday’s grand World Cup final.

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Thai pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng, who conquered social media in 2024, predicted this Saturday that the Argentine team will prevail against the Spanish team in the World Cup final, which will be played on Sunday. Moo Deng, who lives in the Khao Kheow Zoo — some 110 kilometers east of Bangkok— today chose without hesitation a watermelon prepared by his caregivers in which the letters ARG appeared and which was crowned with a flag of the Latin Amer…

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Khaosod English broke the news in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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