A very similar thing happened in the match between Uruguay and France. The match started off pretty good and France was looking in top shape. The coach of the French team was relying mostly on using singular strikers. His main concept was to use strikers against the assumed weak defense of Uruguay. However, the situation turned 180 degrees because Uruguay was playing only defense and wasn’t relying on attack at all.
Maybe they were a little scared of the French team. In any case, France’s strikers tried time and again to penetrate the defenses and attempt a goal, but to France’s disappointment Uruguay’s strong defense was a little too strong for singular strikers. Some experts criticize that if the French coach stocked a forward the match might have been won easily, because Uruguay might not have been prepared enough for an organized offensive strategy from a team like France. Unfortunately for France, the coach kept on exchanging striker after striker until the last 8 minutes.