Klement-style model
CONFIDENCE83%
π²π½
Mexico
WINNER β
VS
πΊπΏ
Uzbekistan
ELIMINATED
The 5 Klement factors
πTier
π²π½
πΊπΏ
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πFIFA Rank
π²π½
πΊπΏ
+
π°GDP/capita
π²π½
πΊπΏ
+
π₯Pop. Pool
π²π½
πΊπΏ
+
π‘οΈClimate
π²π½
πΊπΏ
β
ποΈHost Bonus
π²π½
πΊπΏ
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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 β 'one more heartbreak: still no fifth game'.
Klement on Uzbekistan
Outsider in Group K.
βIf you take this model seriously, you are deluding yourself.β β J. Klement