Last summer 's Confederations Cup was instead the backdrop to the biggest protest movement in a generation .
Last summer 's Confederations Cup acted as a dress rehearsal and should have been the starting gun for the countdown to the biggest footballing party in the world .
Last summer 's Confederations Cup , which acted as a dress rehearsal and should have been the starting gun for the countdown to the biggest footballing party in the world , was instead the backdrop to the biggest protest movement in a generation .