If they independently decided to play for the draw that's one thing, but they apparently talked to each other on the pitch and decided together that they would play for the draw. Then when some players kept trying to play their captains told them to simmer down.
It's a fine line, but I suspect the chat was "if you're not careful, someone's gonna score and then the other lot would lose the game and not go to WC. Could be us, could be you. Not worth the risk". That's different from saying "let's screw the other team that's playing Brazil".