Never count Milutinovic out, not even with Iraq

By now, it is easy to understand why Bora Milutinovic has one of the biggest smiles in football.

After leading five different nations at the World Cup, he pulled his latest trick Sunday in the Confederations Cup opener.

A master at turning underdogs into overachievers, he made sure Iraq escaped with a 0-0 draw against favored host South Africa. A lack of goals never looked better to him.

"The only thing that is important for me is that the team is playing the way we played," the veteran Serb coach said.

And if his dour, negative tactics riled the Bafana Bafana fans, he didn't care.

"It depends how you watch …