Italian national team Gennaro Gatusso (L) and teammate Fabio Grosso take part to a trainning session in Pretoria, on June 9, 2009, few days before the start of the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa which will run from June 14 to 28. The competition brings together world champs Italy and European champions Spain, Confed Cup titleholders Brazil, as well as Egypt, Iraq, New Zealand, the United States and hosts South Africa. The event is seen as a curtainraiser for the World Cup, and as the most important test of South Africa's preparations for the biggest sporting event on the planet. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER JOE