The frenzy over the 2026 World Cup has a new viral phenomenon: a dog named Tulipa who, according to her followers, can predict match results. Hours before the crucial quarterfinal clash between Argentina and Switzerland, the caramel-colored dog has already given her verdict: the Argentine national team will win.
The ritual is simple: in front of two food bowls, one with the Argentine flag and the other with the Swiss flag, Tulipa walks decisively toward one of the plates. Without much hesitation, she ends up eating from the plate marked with the Argentine flag, leaving the Swiss one untouched. That gesture, repeated match after match, is what her followers take as an official prediction before each World Cup match.
The dog is no newcomer to this. Her account has 36,400 followers, and she has done the same for all other World Cup matches, even daring to pick winners in every quarterfinal matchup. The most striking detail is her track record: she has 13 correct and 12 incorrect predictions so far in the tournament—a rate that, for an animal, is unsettling.
The phenomenon exploded due to a specific coincidence. In the video of the previous match against Egypt, Tulipa first walked toward the Egyptian plate before correcting herself and ending up eating from the Argentine one. That «change of heart» proved prophetic: the national team was losing 2-0 and came back to win 3-2. That retroactive reading—»she knew they would come back,» fans repeat in comments—has turned the dog into a kind of collective lucky charm for Argentine fans heading into the quarterfinals.
Comments on social media are split between devotion and jokes. The phrase «I cancel the jinx, I choose to believe» predominates; others directly thank her or ask her «not to mess up this time,» while a more ironic group jokingly asks if FIFA pays her or warns her, laughing, that if she fails she’ll end up as a breaded cutlet. The account itself replies to several of these messages with laughing emojis, not taking the oracle role her followers have given her too seriously.
Beyond the humor, the truth is that Tulipa has become a phenomenon reflecting the anxiety of Argentine fans. In a country where football is lived with overflowing passion, any sign—no matter how absurd—is welcome. The dog, with her canine simplicity, has achieved what many cannot: uniting people around a shared belief, even if only for a few hours.
Tonight, when Argentina takes the field, eyes will not only be on Messi or Dibu Martínez. They will also be on Tulipa, the clairvoyant dog who, with her food bowl, has earned a place in the hearts of fans. Will she be right once more? Time will tell, but for now, I choose to believe.
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Para mí que esta perra vidente es un verso, pero Suiza es un equipo de zurdos muertos de hambre. Argentina los pasa por arriba y los manda de vuelta a las montañas. ¡Vamos los pibes, que la Scaloneta les rompe el orto! Esto huele a baile.
che tulipa me da mas verguenza que los politicos kukas vidente? pero si la perra acierta menos que macri argentina gana porque suiza es un equipo de chetos vendidos no por una perra color caramelo vamos la scaloneta carajo los demas que se vayan a llorar a la loma del orto #argentina #mundial2026