CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- 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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