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Germany win Confederations Cup

Published : 03 Jul 2017, 18:40

DF News Desk

Julian Draxler (Front) of Germany heads the ball with Mauricio Isla of Chile during the final match between Chile and Germany at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 2, 2017. Germany claimed the title by defeating Chile with 1-0. Photo Xinhua.

World champions Germany secured a first Confederations Cup title after victory against Copa America winners Chile in Sunday's final in St Petersburg, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Lars Stindl hit the first-half winner following a mistake by Marcelo Diaz.

Chile's Arturo Vidal and Angelo Sagal both blazed over the bar in the closing stages.

Germany's Timo Werner was elbowed by Gonzalo Jara, who escaped with a yellow card despite the use of the video assistant referee (VAR), said the BBC report.

Earlier, Adrien Silva scored an extra-time penalty as Portugal recovered from a goal down to beat Mexico 2-1 in the third-place play-off in Moscow, said the report.

Luis Neto bundled into his own net to hand Mexico the lead, but Pepe stabbed home a stoppage-time equaliser to force an extra 30 minutes at Spartak Stadium, the BBC added.

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