A Russian spectacular & another German triumph

The FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 finished with a final that lived adult to a expectations generated by a tournament. Though Germany, who racked adult some-more victories than any other side, carried a trophy, a excellent era of players Chile has ever constructed done them work for it. La Roja enjoyed 61 per cent of possession in a final and had 21 attempts on a idea shielded by Marc-Andre ter Stegen, a Budweiser Man of a Match.

With a dirt carrying now staid on an interesting final during a Saint Petersburg Stadium, FIFA.com brings we a contest round-up.

The podium
1. Germany
2. Chile
3. Portugal

The highlights

• “I used to hearten whenever (Marcelo) Matador Salas scored and I’m so unapproachable of this record,” pronounced Alexis Sanchez after anticipating a behind of a net opposite Germany in a organisation proviso and overtaking a mythological Salas to turn Chile’s all-time heading marksman with 38 goals. Sanchez’s strike opposite a Germans was also a 400th in a story of a FIFA Confederations Cup.
• If we are going to kick a record, afterwards a semi-final is a good place to do it, as Germany’s Leon Goretzka can attest for after recording a fastest ever prop in a story of a contest opposite Mexico. In scoring in a sixth and eighth minutes, Goretzka eclipsed Argentina’s Gabriel Batistuta, who struck twice within a initial 10 mins of his side’s assembly with Côte d’Ivoire in 1992.
• As good as top-scoring in a foe with 12 goals and braggadocio a 3 heading marksmen in a contest in Timo Werner, Lars Stindl and Goretzka – who scored 3 every – Die Mannschaft purebred one other statistic that reflects their quality: with an normal age of 24 years and 4 months, they are a youngest victors in a story of a Tournament of Champions.
• Though New Zealand were knocked out in a initial round, they during slightest finished a long-running curse, with Chris Wood’s 42nd-minute strike opposite Mexico proof a All Whites’ initial in 565 mins in a competition. Their prior idea in a Confederations Cup came in a 3-1 better to Colombia during France 2003, after that they went a small over 6 whole matches before Wood finished a hoodoo.

The stat
100 is a sorcery series and there are several ways of reaching it. Australia’s Tim Cahill, Portugal’s Joao Moutinho and Russia’s Igor Akinfeev all clocked adult their 100th caps during a competition, while Joachim Low oversaw his 100th win as Germany manager in his 150th compare in charge.

Tournament review

The endowment winners

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