World Cup 2014!Comparative Analysis

Pass Count

0

200

400

600

800

Spain W/C

2010

Spain Euro 2012

Spain W/C

2014

Germ

any 2014

Argentina 2014

Holland 2014

Brazil 2014

England 2014

461409

451499

622613

719

527

Possession

Passes in final third

0

50

100

150

200

250

Spain Euro 2012

Spain W/C

2014

Germ

any 2014

Argentina 2014

Holland 2014

Brazil 2014

Englannd 2014

124120126139

184163

215

Possession accuracyPass Accuracy

80%

82%

84%

86%

88%

90%

Spain W/C

2010

Spain Euro 2012

Spain W/C

2014

Germ

any 2014

Argentina 2014

Holland 2014

Brazil 2014

England 2014

88%

90%

85%85.5%

84%

81%82%

85%

Final third pass accuracy

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

Spain Euro 2012

Spain W/C

2014

Germ

any 2014

Argentina 2014

Holland 2014

Brazil 2014

Englannd 2014

79.0%

70.0%

74.6%

65.9% 65.6%66.7%

70.6%

0

0.7

1.4

2.1

2.8

Spain W/C

2006

Spain Euro 2008

Spain W/C

2010

Spain Euro 2012

Spain w/c 2014

Germ

any 2014

Holland 2014

Brazil 2014

Argentina 2014

England 2014

0.66

1.14

1.64

2.14

2.64

1.33

2

1.14

22.2

Goals per game

Hot Zone shots per game

0

2

4

6

8

10

Spain Euro 2012

Spain W/C

2014

Germ

any

Holland

Argentina

Brazil

England

1.14

555.43

8

6.37.16

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

Spain W/C

2006

Spain Euro 2008

Spain W/C

2010

Spain Euro 2012

Spain w/c 2014

Germ

any 2014

Holland 2014

Brazil 2014

Argentina 2014

England 2014

1.33

0.56

2

0.56

0.86

2.3

0.160.280.5

1

Goals conceded per game

Hot Zone shots conceded per game

0

1

2

3

4

5

Spain Euro 2012

Spain W/C

2014

Germ

any 2014

Holland 2014

Argentina 2014

Brazil 2014

England 2014

2

4.86

3.43

4.14

3.29

4.7

2.16

0

1

2

3

4

5

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

Hot Zone ratio v pass countR

atio

of S

hots

att

empt

ed in

80%

zon

e v

shot

s co

nced

ed in

80%

Zon

e

passes per game

Spain Euro 2012

Spain 2014

Germany 2014

Argentina 2014Holland 2014

England 2014Brazil 2014

Defensive

0

8

16

24

32

40

0

8

16

24

32

40

Spain W/C

2006

Spain Euro 2008

Spain W/C

2010

Spain Euro 2012

Spain w/c 2014

Germ

any 2014

Holland 2014

Brazil 2014

Argentina 2014

England 2014

Tackles per game Interceptions per game

9

161615

8

1413.113.814.3

2419

32313030

34

29

24

20

2727

20

24

29

34

30 30 31 32

19

Defensive attributes