[Confed Cup] South Africa 0-0 Iraq

Group A - Matchday 1
SOUTH AFRICA 0-0 IRAQ
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Hosts South Africa and Iraq shared the spoils in the opening game of the FIFA Confederations Cup in Johannesburg. The hosts missed a hatful of chances with Kagisho Dikgacoi unlucky to see a goalbound header accidently blocked on the line by team-mate Bernard Parker. Earlier South Africa's Macbeth Sibayo saw his 20-yard shot tipped round the post by Iraqi keeper Mohammed Kassid. Striker Parker saw two efforts saved by Kassid while Thembinkosi Fanteni headed Teko Modise's corner over the bar. Substitute Katlego Mashego should have done better for South Africa when finding himself one-on-one with Kassid. But as was the case for much of the game the Iraq keeper proved to be unbeatable, doing well to smother the ball at the feet of Mashego.

South Africa: Khune, Gaxa, Mokoena, Booth, Masilela, Mhlongo, Sibaya, Modise, Dikgacoi, Parker (Pienaar 85), Fanteni (Mashego 78).
Iraq: Kassid, Ali Kareem, Abbas, Majeed, Shaker, Rehema, Akram, Jassim (H. Mohammed 75), Kareem (Sadir 88), Mohammed (Zahra 76), Mahmoud.

[Confederations Cup Group A]