The cat, who lives at St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum, made the prediction by selecting a plate of food marked with the Iranian national flag.

Morocco will face Iran at the 67,000-seater St. Petersburg Stadium later on Friday. The game will kick off at 6 p.m. Moscow time (15:00 GMT).

Achilles, a congenitally deaf snow-white cat, also predicted the match winners during the 2017 Confederations Cup and got off to a flyer by picking a Russia win in Moscow to kick off the World Cup.

The kitty oracle will turn his powers to all World Cup matches set to be held in St. Petersburg on June 19, June 22, June 26, July 3 and July 20.

Earlier it was reported that Achilles had been chosen the World Cup animal oracle for being the most stress-resistant and human-oriented of about 50 cats living at the Hermitage.

The World Cup will continue through July 15, with a total of 64 matches set to be played at 12 stadiums across 11 Russian cities.