We here at Mad About Fútbol are excited about the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as the host nation of South Africa prepares for the 2010 World Cup. The Confederations Cup serves as a small test run for the The Great Tournament and at Mad About Fútbol were going to preview all 8 teams in the tournament.

Let's breakdown about the best team in the world:

SPAIN

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION NAME:
Real Federación Española de Fútbol

FIFA COUNTRY CODE:
ESP

TEAM NICKNAME:
La Furia Roja

HOW THEY QUALIFIED:
UEFA Euro 2008 Winner

CONFEDERATIONS CUP HISTORY:
2009 - 1st Appearance

COACH:
Vicente del Bosque (ESP)

PLAYER TO WATCH:
Its hard to pick a player to watch with a team full of stars but Cesc Fabregas is the one to look for.

Spain will be without the services of Barcelona's Andres Iniesta so Fabregas will have to take on more of the ball winning & possession responsibilities. Fabregas will have to be a true #10 by setting up the attack as well. The Arsenal midfielder might not be tested until the semifinals of the tournament at that point he will have to excellent for Spain to win.

SPAIN OVERVIEW:
La Furia Roja is the clear cut favorite to win the Confederations Cup and anything less than that will be a disappointment. Group A is ridiculously easy and they will win the group comfortably. Spain enters with supreme confidence riding a 32-game unbeaten streak and have the talent to beat any team in the world. Everyone wants to see a Spain-Brazil final.

CONFEDERATIONS CUP SCHEDULE:
Group A = June 14 vs. New Zealand, June 17 vs. Iraq, June 20 vs. South Africa

ROSTER - JERSEY NUMBER LISTED NEXT TO NAME:
Goalkeepers (3):
1-(C) Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), 13-Diego López (Villarreal), 23-Pepe Reina (Liverpool, ENG)

Defenders (7):
2-Raúl Albiol (Valencia), 3-Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), 4-Carlos Marchena (Valencia), 5-Carles Puyol (Barcelona), 11-Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), 15-Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), 19-Álvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool, ENG)

Midfielders (9):
6-Pablo Hernández (Valencia), 8-Xavi (Barcelona), 10-Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal, ENG), 12-Sergi Busquets (Barcelona), 14-Xabi Alonso (Liverpool, ENG), 18-Albert Riera (Liverpool, ENG), 20-Santi Cazorla (Villarreal), 21-David Silva (Valencia), 22-Juan Manuel Mata (Valencia)

Forwards (4):
7-David Villa (Valencia), 9-Fernando Torres (Liverpool, ENG), 16-Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), 17-Daniel Güiza (Fenerbahçe, TUR)

There it is that's the information you need for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Mad About Fútbol will continue to drop knowledge about the Beautiful Game as the Confederations Cup is going to be an incredible tournament.