If the opening match of the 2009 Confederations Cup is any indication, hosts South Africa best hope it's only indeed a dress rehearsal for next year's World Cup. Sunday, in the opening match of the competition from Johannesburg, the hosts played out to a limp 0-0 draw against Asian champion Iraq. Perhaps the only noteworthy occurrence to come out of the game was an utterly bizarre block of a sure goal from Kagiso Dikgacoi by his own teammate inside the final 10 minutes.
