A ‘psychic’ alpaca has predicted England will make it through to the knockout stage at this year’s World Cup.

But the mystic animal reckons England will lose to Iran in the opener while Wales won’t even make it out of the group stages.

Zoo keepers at Fairytale Farm in Oxfordshire say Alfie the alpaca is one of the ‘smarter and responsive alpacas’ at the zoo.

So the staff decided to put his fortune-telling abilities to the test.

The 10-year-old alpaca made his choices – accompanied by fluffy friends Horace and Hagrid – by choosing between two separate feeding stations, covered in opposing flags.

England is in Group B and will face Wales, Iran and the USA.

Alfie thinks England or the USA will top the group – with both countries finishing the group stages with two wins each.

But it is not good news for Wales and Iran – who look set to crash out of the group stages, if Alfie’s predictions are anything to go by.

Alfie the alpaca with Nick Laister who looks after him (Picture: SWNS)

Alfie, with buddies Horace on the left and Hagrid on the right (Picture: SWNS)

Alfie is described by zoo staff as one of the ‘smarter and responsive alpacas’ (Picture: SWNS)

The alpaca believes England will defeat Wales and the USA will come up on top against Iran.

Nick Laister, who looks after Alfie, said: ‘Alfie is one of our smarter and responsive alpacas on the farm who has an abundance of common sense, so if I was pushed to pick an animal to make the right decision, it’d be him.

‘Here’s hoping Alfie is wrong and both England and Wales can make it through the group stages!’

The Three Lions will start their campaign for victory on Monday, taking on Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium.

The England squad flew out to Qatar this morning from Birmingham Airport.

They have flown out on a jet called the Rain Bow – the symbol of LGBT+ pride – in their first act of defiance against the Qatari regime.

Gareth Southgate has hit out at FIFA saying it is ‘highly unlikely’ the team will just follow FIFA’s call to focus on football during the competition.

Speaking last week, he said: ‘We’re very strong on inclusivity. We understand the challenges that this tournament brings . . . the human rights challenges.

‘We’ve always spoken about issues we think should be talked about, particularly ones we feel we can affect.’

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Alfie the alpaca has made some interesting predictions ahead of the World Cup.