Klement-style model
CONFIDENCE85%
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Brazil
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New Zealand
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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🌡️Climate
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🏟️Host Bonus
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Klement on Brazil
Tops Group C trivially. But Klement's headline upset of 2026: Japan beats Brazil in the R32 — 'one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.'
Klement on New Zealand
Klement: 'rank outsider' in Group G.
“If you take this model seriously, you are deluding yourself.” — J. Klement