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Joachim Klement
False

“Portugal defeats England in the semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup [hosted in USA/Canada/Mexico].”

Original source

Portugal and England did not meet in a semifinal. England reached the semifinals but lost to Argentina; Portugal was eliminated earlier.

Primary evidence source

Claim details
Published 4 June 2026
Resolved 11 July 2026
Stated probability 32%
Brier contribution 0.102
Brier Index 68.0
Status False
Prediction id pred-2026-06-04-klement-portugal-england-sf
Topic
England Performance Semifinals
Resolution criteria

Portugal defeats England in one of the two 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal matches, according to the official FIFA results published after the semifinals.

Verification

This resolution was performed by human examination of primary sources against the exact wording of the resolution criteria. The resolver (Tonnis Sebo Anko Douma) takes personal responsibility for the recorded outcome. Full methodological rules are published in the project’s METHODOLOGY.md. An independent audit trail is retained under resolved_predictions/pred-2026-06-04-klement-portugal-england-sf.md.