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The Winning Strategy; THE ELITE: As the tourney heats up, the top teams are looking to strike first and often.(World Cup (Soccer))

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Byline: Mark Starr

There is a rare international consensus among coaches, players and fans that attacking football is the most attractive game. But in recent years and World Cups, there's never been anything approaching a consensus that attacking football translates into winning football--especially on the game's biggest stage. Still, this 2006 World Cup seemed like it might be different--that the cautious defensive tactics, the 10 men behind the ball whenever a team gains a one-goal advantage, the relentless fouling that halts flow, all might be relegated to that historical place where you can find the 2-3-5 formation, "total football" and the hand of God. And ...

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