A comparative analyse of the key teams in the 2014 world cup with the recent performance levels of the successful Spanish teams

1. World Cup 2014!
Comparative Analysis

2. Pass Count
0
200
400
600
800
SpainW/C2010
SpainEuro2012
SpainW/C2014
Germany2014
Argentina2014
Holland2014
Brazil2014
England2014
461
409
451
499
622613
719
527
Possession

3. Passes in final third
0
50
100
150
200
250
SpainEuro2012
SpainW/C2014
Germany2014
Argentina2014
Holland2014
Brazil2014
Englannd2014
124120126
139
184
163
215

4. Possession accuracy
Pass Accuracy
80%
82%
84%
86%
88%
90%
SpainW/C2010
SpainEuro2012
SpainW/C2014
Germany2014
Argentina2014
Holland2014
Brazil2014
England2014
88%
90%
85%
85.5%
84%
81%
82%
85%

5. Final third pass accuracy
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
SpainEuro2012
SpainW/C2014
Germany2014
Argentina2014
Holland2014
Brazil2014
Englannd2014
79.0%
70.0%
74.6%
65.9% 65.6%
66.7%
70.6%

6. 0
0.7
1.4
2.1
2.8
SpainW/C2006
SpainEuro2008
SpainW/C2010
SpainEuro2012
Spainw/c2014
Germany2014
Holland2014
Brazil2014
Argentina2014
England2014
0.66
1.14
1.64
2.14
2.64
1.33
2
1.14
2
2.2
Goals per game

7. Hot Zone shots per game
0
2
4
6
8
10
SpainEuro2012
SpainW/C2014
Germany
Holland
Argentina
Brazil
England
1.14
55
5.43
8
6.3
7.16

8. 0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
SpainW/C2006
SpainEuro2008
SpainW/C2010
SpainEuro2012
Spainw/c2014
Germany2014
Holland2014
Brazil2014
Argentina2014
England2014
1.33
0.56
2
0.56
0.86
2.3
0.16
0.28
0.5
1
Goals conceded per game

9. Hot Zone shots conceded per game
0
1
2
3
4
5
SpainEuro2012
SpainW/C2014
Germany2014
Holland2014
Argentina2014
Brazil2014
England2014
2
4.86
3.43
4.14
3.29
4.7
2.16

10. 0
1
2
3
4
5
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Hot Zone ratio v pass countRatioofShotsattemptedin80%zonevshots
concededin80%Zone
passes per game
Spain Euro 2012
Spain 2014
Germany 2014
Argentina 2014
Holland 2014
England 2014Brazil 2014

11. Defensive
0
8
16
24
32
40
0
8
16
24
32
40
SpainW/C2006
SpainEuro2008
SpainW/C2010
SpainEuro2012
Spainw/c2014
Germany2014
Holland2014
Brazil2014
Argentina2014
England2014
Tackles per game Interceptions per game
9
1616
15
8
14
13.113.814.3
24
19
32
31
3030
34
29
24
20
2727
20
24
29
34
30 30
31
32
19
Defensive attributes