Most clinical? Least creative? Best in the air? Comparing the last four

ByChris Collinson

BBC Sport statistician

With Argentina, England, France and Spain conscionable 2 games from glory, we comparison however the 4 semi-finalists person performed truthful acold to get an thought of who could assistance the World Cup this weekend.

While each the teams person played six games, Argentina person played an hr of shot much than France and Spain acknowledgment to games going to other clip (and England fractional an hr more), truthful we've taken playing clip into relationship to get the existent representation of the statistics.

Although reigning champions Argentina person scored the astir goals (17), two-time World Cup winners France person been the champion broadside going guardant wide arsenic they've averaged the astir goals, joint-most shots and highest Expected Goals per 90 minutes.

The South American broadside person been the astir clinical, converting 18% of their chances, portion the other is existent of European champions Spain. Despite taking arsenic galore shots arsenic their semi-final opponents France (110), they person scored conscionable 11 goals to their 16 - astir a extremity per crippled fewer.

When taking some the fig and prime of shots into account, England person been little originative than the different 3 sides but person inactive scored much than 2 goals per crippled acknowledgment to objective finishing from Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane.

Spain person been the astir coagulated broadside defensively and lone conceded their archetypal extremity of the tourney successful their quarter-final triumph against Belgium, though France person conceded conscionable 2 goals successful six games themselves.

With the France onslaught looking formidable, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot if their unstoppable unit oregon Spain's immovable entity prevails successful the contention connected Tuesday.

There's a bully accidental of much goals successful the different semi-final betwixt England and Argentina arsenic neither broadside person been arsenic awesome astatine the back.

Both sides person conceded six goals truthful far, with England giving up the astir chances and Argentina being the slightest palmy astatine keeping them out.

While Argentina person covered the astir crushed (706.5km), that's simply due to the fact that they person played much football.

When taking playing clip into account, they've really tally the slightest and made the fewest sprints of the 4 sides remaining. In fact, they've been out-run by their opponents successful each crippled they've played truthful far.

It's nary astonishment past that the reigning champions person besides been the slightest assertive erstwhile it comes to pressing opponents, winning the shot precocious up the transportation little often than England, France and Spain.

In contrast, Spain person been the hardest-working of the last 4 arsenic they've run, sprinted and pressed the absorption the astir retired of the semi-finalists.

Luis de la Fuente's broadside person besides enjoyed the astir possession (66%) - not conscionable of the teams remaining but of immoderate broadside astatine this World Cup - and person the joint-best passing accuracy astatine the tourney on with Argentina (90.4%), though each 4 sides person been proficient passers.

England's defenders volition person to beryllium connected their toes to chopped retired the done balls that Argentina - and Lionel Messi successful peculiar - person loved to play truthful far.

Their talismanic skipper has threaded the shot to his team-mates much often than immoderate different subordinate astatine this World Cup (15).

But England person a menace of their ain that Argentina's defenders volition person to woody with.

Thomas Tuchel's broadside person been the astir palmy with their crossing successful unfastened play of the 4 semi-finalists, uncovering a team-mate with 1 successful each four.

It's a bully crushed wherefore they've scored the joint-most headed goals (four) and had the astir headed shots (24) of immoderate squad astatine the tournament.

The information that Argentina person the worst aerial duel occurrence complaint of the last 4 should springiness England anticipation that their menace successful the aerial tin continue. They besides person the champion occurrence complaint successful 50-50s wide (although lone marginally).

While conscionable 2 players person dribbled past their hostile much than Lionel Messi astatine this World Cup, his team-mates person seldom attempted to bash the same.

In contrast, Spain should expect France's beforehand 4 to beryllium moving astatine them with the shot clip and clip again arsenic they person done passim the tournament.