Klement-style model
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Argentina
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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 Argentina
Defending champions but Klement: 'nowhere near as strong as the team four years ago.' Beats Uruguay then Turkey (Messi winner). Loses to Portugal in the QF in overtime — squad depth wins out.
Klement on Senegal
Africa Cup winners (per Klement). Edge over Norway for 2nd; beats Ecuador in the R32, then narrowly loses to Japan in the R16.
“If you take this model seriously, you are deluding yourself.” — J. Klement