I mean almost every team that qualifies does so by showing offensive prowess, not by sitting back and hoping for a tie, and yet we see slow, defensive mind-numbing tactics by so many of the greats! well france and italy especially took it up the ass this time for sitting back and not sending everything they have forward, and brazil clearly suffered for it too. the way I see it nobody wants to be the player to make the one major mistake that will knock their team out, so they almost always settle for the easy pass, the simple play. meanwhile the third place games are always crackers because they have nothing to lose anymore and can afford to be more daring. here's hoping countries will start realising goals are what we all want to see! 
