Fast, far, ruthless and clean: England’s World Cup progress by numbers | Sachin Nakrani


The stats show Southgate’s men have reached the semi-finals through hard work, organisation and playing to their strengths

England are in the World Cup semi-finals and the question remains: how did they get there? Gareth Southgate’s men have undoubtedly benefited from good fortune but their success has also been down to hard work, organisation, playing to their strengths and the contributions of individuals, as a statistical breakdown of their tournament shows.

Note: these stats take into account Belgium and France have played one game more.

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