The Netherlands did not start their World Cup in the best way. The Dutch team, which will have to do without one of its best assets,
But Dutch fans can take solace in the prediction made by Joakim Klement, an economist who works in an English investment bank. A prediction which has all the more weight as he had predicted the coronation of Germany in 2014, that of France in 2018 and finally that of Argentina in 2022.
And according to the statistical analysis tool that Joachim Klement has put in place, it is the Netherlands who will lift the trophy on July 19. The Netherlands which will eliminate France in the quarter-finals before winning against Spain in the semi-final then against Portugal in the final.
Opta pessimistic for the Netherlands
“I selected several variables: the wealth of the country in question, which determines its sporting and economic infrastructure, the size of its population, the importance of football in society and its world ranking. I also add an element of chance, from which I establish my prediction,” he explained to the daily Der Spiegel.
According to the specialist Opta, the Netherlands, who have never won the World Cup despite three appearances in the final, are only eighth among the favorites, far behind France and Spain. “ Perhaps, even unconsciously, I chose such an improbable scenario this time to prove to myself that I would end up being wrong,” commented the German.
