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Brazil Beats Japan; Neymar Rejects Dutch 2026 Forecast

6/30/2026

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Brazil beat Japan 2-1 in Houston, advancing to a New Jersey match Sunday.
Neymar posted on X telling mathematician Joachim Klement to try again at the World Cup.
Klement’s model, based on GDP per capita, population and football status, predicts the Netherlands will win the 2026 World Cup.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti left Neymar out of the Japan game, giving him only 14 minutes.

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Brazil beat Japan 2-1 in Houston, advancing to a New Jersey match Sunday.
Neymar posted on X telling mathematician Joachim Klement to try again at the World Cup.
Klement’s model, based on GDP per capita, population and football status, predicts the Netherlands will win the 2026 World Cup.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti left Neymar out of the Japan game, giving him only 14 minutes.