Klement-style model
CONFIDENCE84%
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Japan
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The 5 Klement factors
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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 Japan
Klement's dark horse. Beats Brazil in the R32 (the upset of the tournament), edges Senegal in the R16, then loses to a Kane-led England in the QF.
Klement on Ivory Coast
Klement: qualifies as best third, loses comfortably to Portugal in the R32.
“If you take this model seriously, you are deluding yourself.” — J. Klement