Back when Brazil became World champions in 2002, nearly each of their opponents later had had the impression to have had their best match of the tournament against Ronaldo&Co..
The South Americans had seldom tried to suffocate their 'match partners' game and simply won by the superiority of their art.
This match (Nigeria - Zimbabwe) reminded this story: Nigeria, unlike Guinea, Ghana,or Senegal, did not concentrate on containing their opponents but rather on their own attempts to create chances.
The consequence: Zimbabwe had a good game with several welldrawn attacks and a handful of chances themselves.
When Nigeria reshuffled their setup with two substitutions and different player types in Kanu and young star Obi Mikel, eventually it was too much for the Southern African resistance and Nigeria forced two goals in style to decide the match (Obodo '57, Mikel '61).