Germany survive Chile onslaught to win Confederations Cup

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ST PETERSBURG - Germany survived a whirlwind assault by Chile and capitalized on an awful mistake by the South Americans to claim a 1-0 victory in a pulsating, bad-tempered Confederations Cup final on Sunday.
Germany won the title for the first time after Lars Stindl scored the only goal in the 20th minute when Chile midfielder Marcelo Diaz gave the ball away on the edge of his own area.
Chile, playing with their trademark high octane style and driven forward by another relentless display by Arturo Vidal, dominated the match but were let down by poor finishing.

Borussia Monchengladbach forward Stindl tapped home against the run of play after a defensive blunder midway through the first half as world champions Germany added another major trophy to their collection.
Copa America winners Chile wasted a glut of goalscoring chances in either half and with the help of a superb stoppage-time save from goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Joachim Low's side held on to win the tournament for the first time.

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Julian Draxler has hailed a young Germany's "unbelievable" Confederations Cup triumph after a final against Chile that may have silenced the tournament's critics, according to the Paris Saint-Germain player.

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Also, video assistant referee (VAR) was needed during the game when Germany’s Timo Werner was elbowed by Gonzalo Vara, however, Vara was lucky as he escaped with a yellow card. Also Check: Confederations Cup 2017: Portugal Beat Mexico 2-1 in Third Place Playoff
This is the first time Germany, the reigning world champions, have won the Confederations Cup title in the eighth edition of the World Cup warm-up tournament.
Earlier, Portugal came back from behind to defeat Mexico in the third-place play-off in Moscow. Pepe stabbed home a stoppage-time equaliser, while Adrien Silva scored an extra-time penalty to lead Portugal to victory.