It’s not quite the 2010 World Cup, but it’s a great chance for South Africa and FIFA to give us a taste of what it’s going to be like next year when the World Cup kicks off, and so far the stadiums look great, the players are looking smart on field, and the high-def TV camera systems are doing very well.

You haven’t heard of the Confederations Cup?  I hadn’t either until I saw the games being discussed on some South African blogs. This is the eighth Confederations Cup and FIFA considers it the “Festival of Champions”. Here’s how FIFA explains:

“With six Champions from six continents, 2006 FIFA World Cup™ winner Italy, and the host, South Africa, all competing, this football celebration will be the warm-up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. The list of participating nations also includes recent European Champions Spain, USA, Iraq, Brazil, Egypt and the winner of the OFC Nations Cup, New Zealand.”

Sounds good, and so far, it looks great!