England’s big chances and France’s shots: how World Cup quarter-finalists’ stats line up

Each of the eight teams has at least one key strength, from Swiss speed to Spanish defence

The World Cup has reached the quarter-final stage and the favourites to reach the last four in descending order of likelihood, according to Opta, are France, Spain, Argentina and England. All eight remaining teams have positive data in their favour from the tournament, though.

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