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Six teams hit by the Champion's Curse
The article discusses the phenomenon of the "Champion's Curse" in the World Cup, where the defending champion often gets eliminated in the group stage of the following tournament. This pattern has repeated in 4 of the last 6 editions. In the 1950, 1966, 2002, 2010, 2014, and 2018 tournaments, teams that held the previous title were knocked out during the group stage. Since 1930, the champion has been eliminated before reaching the knockout rounds a total of 6 times. Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the article questions whether Argentina, the winner of the 2022 tournament, will be able to break this curse or if it will join the list of victims.
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