Table 1. Best team performances.
Match performances | Tournament performances | Opponent performances | |||||
Rank | Value | Team | Match | Value | Team | Value | Team |
1 | 2.8 | ESP | 7 | 2.4 | ESP | 0.2 | POR |
2 | 2.7 | ESP | 30 | 1.7 | NED | 0.3 | ESP |
3 | 2.4 | ESP | 23 | 1.4 | POR | 0.3 | SUI |
4 | 2.3 | POR | 9 | 1.2 | FRA | 0.5 | FRA |
5 | 2.2 | CRO | 19 | 1.1 | RUS | 0.6 | TUR |
6 | 2.2 | ESP | 31 | 1.0 | SUI | 0.6 | CRO |
7 | 2.2 | FRA | 14 | 1.0 | POL | 0.7 | AUT |
8 | 2.2 | ESP | 15 | 0.8 | ITA | 1.1 | ROU |
9 | 2.0 | ESP | 28 | 0.8 | CRO | 1.2 | NED |
10 | 1.9 | NED | 21 | 0.6 | GER | 1.3 | GER |
11 | 1.8 | NED | 14 | 0.6 | GRE | 1.3 | GRE |
12 | 1.8 | POR | 25 | 0.5 | AUT | 1.3 | POL |
13 | 1.8 | TUR | 18 | 0.4 | CZE | 1.4 | ITA |
14 | 1.6 | RUS | 24 | 0.3 | TUR | 1.5 | SWE |
15 | 1.6 | GER | 20 | 0.2 | SWE | 1.6 | CZE |
16 | 1.6 | NED | 27 | 0.1 | ROU | 1.7 | RUS |
The ranking is in agreement with expert evaluations of the performance of the different teams. Note that all six matches played by Spain are in the top ten. The average performance of the opponents of a team provides a measure of defensive effectiveness. Note that Spain was able not only to perform very well but also to force its opponents to perform poorly, whereas Russia, for example, performed well but was unable to limit the play of its opponents.