Comparing the four semifinalists in the categories supplied in the Castrol Edge team statistics available on www.uefa.com gives following ranking results.
| Spain | Portugal | Germany | Italy | |
| Goals scored | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Goals conceded | 1 | 3,5 | 3,5 | 2 |
| Attempts on target | 2 | 3,5 | 3,5 | 1 |
| Attempts off target | 4 | 1,5 | 3 | 1,5 |
| Passes completed | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Corners | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Cards | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 2 | 3,5 | 1 | 3,5 |
| Fouls suffered | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Average | 1,9 | 3,0 | 2,5 | 2,6 |
The ranking results should be read as Germany has scored more goals than Spain, which in turn has scored more goals than Portugal and so on. When the count is "bad" the ranking is reversed, as for example the category Cards, where Germany has received less cards than Spain, which in turn has received less cards than Portugal and so on.
The average of the ranking table indicates that Spain has done better than the three other semifinalists so far. But one of the great things about soccer is of course that you don't win on stats, and everything can happen in a single game.
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