Michel Platini admits the World Cup in Germany will not be remembered for its wonderful football.

The former France captain claims the competition has become a battle of tactics between coaches than a test of footballers' skill.

He made his comments ahead of Sunday's World Cup final in Berlin between Italy and his native France.

Platini said: "I'm not saying the football is poor, it just depends more than ever on what the coaches come up with.

"And in this tournament, you have to admit the formations have been rather defensive.

"In terms of the football on offer, I don't think Germany 2006 will go down in the annals.

"But, having said that, in terms of the organisation and atmosphere, there's no comparison."

Platini is the vice-president of the French Football Federation and chairman of FIFA's Technical and Development Committee.

Speaking to fifa.com, he added: "I've said elsewhere that it's the coaches' World Cup, and I could also have called it the World Cup of tactics.

"To some extent, that's a trend that has carried over from other competitions.

"Things have changed, because 20 years ago it was the players' World Cup. There was more freedom then, whereas now everything is dominated by tactics."