By Daily Sports on July 3, 2017
Defending world champions, Germany have won the Confederations Cup in the eighth edition of the pre-World Cup tournament.
Lars Stindl's simple tap-in, following a costly first-half blunder by Marcelo Diaz, was enough to give Germany a 1-0 win over Chile in the Confederations Cup final on Sunday.
Diaz's momentary lapse in concentration let Timo Werner rob him of possession, draw the goalkeeper and pass to Stindl, who scored into an empty net on 20 minutes in Saint Petersburg.
"Unbelievable," beamed Germany captain Julian Draxler, who won the Golden Ball for the tournament's best player.
"We fought well and deserved this win. We hadn't played together before the tournament, which makes it even more valuable."
Every title is special, but with this young team, it's even more so.
"Now we can all go on holiday -- and even take the trophy with us," he added with a grin.
"There was not much difference between the two teams," said Chile captain Claudio Bravo, voted the tournament's best goalkeeper.
"We are sad not to have won, but we played against a world-class team and must learn from our mistakes." © AFP
•Photo shows Victorious German squad.
Source Daily Sports
Posted July 3, 2017
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