South Africa and Iraq failed to find the back of the net, and
produced a poor start to the Confederations Cup in Johannesburg.
The hosts showed plenty of attacking intent throughout the game,
but were let down by poor execution, with the best chance of the
game, a header by Kagisho Dikgacoi, cleared off the line by one
of his own players.
A brief and entertaining opening ceremony was followed by the
formalities of speeches from FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his
South African counterpart Jacob Zuma, who officially opened the
tournament.
The teams were then greeted with the sound of vuvuzelas ringing
all around the Ellis Park Stadium, but the hosts failed to find
the early goal that the expectant crowd was anticipating.
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