Klement-style model
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Belgium
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ELIMINATED
The 5 Klement factors
👑Tier
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📊FIFA Rank
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💰GDP/capita
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👥Pop. Pool
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🏟️Host Bonus
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Klement on Belgium
Tops Group G. Beats Mexico in the R32, Australia in the R16, then loses heavily to Spain in the QF. 'Can be glad if they lose by less than three goals.'
Klement on Portugal
Klement's surprise finalist. Beats Ivory Coast, then Switzerland in the R16 (with Bruno Fernandes, Joao Neves, Bernardo Silva — and 'ideally without Ronaldo'), then Argentina in OT in the QF, then England in a scrappy SF, before losing 1-0 to the Netherlands in the final.
“If you take this model seriously, you are deluding yourself.” — J. Klement