CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP)—A match between former champions produced an opening day World Cup dud, with France and Uruguay drawing 0-0.
Even if some of the tournament’s top stars—France’s Franck Ribery and Uruguay’s Diego Forlan—showed flashes, the fear of losing the opening game stifled both offenses.
The low point came when Uruguay’s Nicolas Lodeiro was ejected after a wild challenge on Bacary Sagna in the 81st minute for his second yellow card.
In the end, an early short-range miss by France’s Sidney Govou and an excellent save from Uruguay’s Fernando Muslera left Group A as wide open as possible.
Earlier, South Africa and Mexico tied 1-1.
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