Klement-style model
CONFIDENCE83%
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Mexico
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South Africa
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 Mexico
Co-host. Klement says the host advantage is diluted across three countries; Mexico finishes 3rd, qualifies as best third, then loses to Belgium in the R32 — 'one more heartbreak: still no fifth game'.
Klement on South Africa
Outsider in Group A in Klement's model.
“If you take this model seriously, you are deluding yourself.” — J. Klement