Luis de la Fuente’s side have also enjoyed the most possession (66%) – not just of the teams remaining but of any side at this World Cup – and have the joint-best passing accuracy at the tournament along with Argentina (90.4%), although all four sides have been proficient passers.
England’s defenders will have to be on their toes to cut out the through balls that Argentina – and Lionel Messi in particular – have loved to play so far.
Their talismanic captain has threaded the ball to his team-mates more often than any other player at this World Cup (15).
But England have a threat of their own that Argentina’s defenders will have to deal with.
Thomas Tuchel’s side have been the most successful with their crossing in open play of the four semi-finalists, finding a team-mate with one in every four.
It’s a good reason why they’ve scored the joint-most headed goals (four) and had the most headed shots (24) of any team at the tournament.