Germany lifts first Confederation cup ever after beating Chile 1-0 in the cup final tie.
Lars Stindl scored the opening and only goal of the match to give Germany the lead after 21 minutes. Borussia Monchengladbach forward 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.
Chile defender Marcelo Diaz gifted Timo Werner the ball on the edge of the box and the Germany striker ran on and turned the ball across goal for Stindl to tap into an empty net.
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.
The referee failed to send off Chile's Gonzalo Jara after a clear elbow on Werner.
Chile dominated the match but found their route to goal blocked.
Despite dominating for long spells, Chile failed to turn 61 percent possession and 20 shots, compared to the Germans' eight, into goals.
The South Americans kept the same team which squeezed past Portugal 3-0 on a penalty shoot out after a goalless draw in the semi-finals.
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Confederation Cup: Germany seals trophy with 1-0 win over Chile
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