England's World Cup in numbers

Coming in to the tournament in Russia, most England fans did not rate their chances of getting much past the last-8 of the competition. But, in a tournament full of surprises the team have managed to get through to their frist semi-final at a World Cup for 28 years. How have they done it?

-Goals-

The 'Three Lions' have scored the second-most goals at the World Cup (11), with only Belgium managing to get more (14). 

Much has been said about England's threats from set-pieces, and this has proved by the stats given that 8 of their goals have come from set pieces. 3 have come directly from a corner or free-kick, 2 indirectly and 3 from the penalty spot.

The side also have the highest goalscorer at the tournament with Harry Kane on 6. The only players that will realistically threaten him are Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe, who both have 3 for France.

-Defending-

England have conceded 4 goals in their five games at the tournament, which is average compared to the other teams, however they have only kept one cleansheet. This isn't great for Jordan Pickford on the one hand, but does also mean that they have only conceded no more than one goal in a game.

The side have made the fourth-fewest tackles in the competition with just 26. This points to the impressive positioning and pressing that this team has developed recently, meaning that teams are unwilling to run forward with the ball because of the relentless press.

-Passing-

England have completed the fifth highest number of passes at the tournament (2318) which is a testament to the new style of play that Gareth Southgate has wanted to introduce to the side.

Key to being able to play in this way is John Stones. The Man City defender has a pass accuraacy rate of 94% and has completed the seventh most passes of any player (318) in Russia.

Kieran Trippier has also been key in the attacking areas, delivering 7 of England's 22 success crosses at the tournament and making the fourth most decisive passes in the competition (51).

-Running-

The England team have worked hard in this World Cup, putting in the fifth-highest amount of kilometres per game (53.61).

They have also been the third-quickest team in the competition in terms of average top speed (28.7km/h), with Marcus Rashford notching the highest top speed in the squad (33.8km/h).