Germany 1 Chile 0:

Confederations Cup won by reigning World champions

Germany have won their first Confederations Cup title after being South American giants Chile 1-0 — GERMANY clinched their first Confederations Cup

championship after beating Chile 1-0 at the Krestovsky Stadium.

Lars Stindl scored the only goal of the match with a tap-in from

close range in a lively encounter with both teams squandering

an abundance of chances.

Chile finished as runners-up after missing an abundance of chances in the 90 minutes

Borussia Monchengladbach striker Lars Stindl made it 1-0 to Germany against Chile in the first half

The 28-year-old celebrates with his team-mates after he netted the opener in the Confederations Cup final

The opening period didn't disappoint, with Chile starting quick out the blocks, missing key opportunities early on through Arturo Vidal.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen expertly denied the Bayern Munich midfielder in the fifth minute from close range, before the 30-year-old missed the target with a long shot two minutes later.

Barcelona's shot-stopper was called into action again in the 13th minute - stopping Eduardo Vargas after Leon Goretzka lost the ball, before once again denying Vidal in the 19th minute.

The 25-year-old was tested with a fierce low drive that was spilled to Alexis Sanchez in the box, but the Arsenal man couldn't divert his attempt from six yards out.

They were made to pay for their missed chances as the 2014 World Cup winners scored against the run of play with their first attack - Lars Stindl tapping home into an empty net from inside the six-yard box in the 20th minute.

RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner squared the ball to Borussia Monchengladbach forward after an awful mistake from Marcelo Diaz on the edge of his own area.

Arturo Vidal was guilty of missing a host of chances for the Copa America champions in the first half

Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez threatened in the opening 45 minutes, but couldn't find the back of the net for Chile

The 28-year-old reacts after squandering a key chance in the first half

Germany could have made it 2-0 before the break on three occasions, first Goretzka missed from a tight angle after Diaz yet again lost possession, before Julian Draxler dragged his shot inches wide of the bottom left corner.

Then the Schalke central midfielder almost netted his fourth goal of the tournament in the 45th minute, but Claudio Bravo stopped the ball from creeping in at his near post after being found by Draxler.

Paris Saint-Germain's star again threatened early in the second half - after gliding through into the box, his right-footed shot was deflected just wide by the leg of Gonzalo Jara.

Jara was then lucky to have only been given a yellow card in the 65th minute when he elbowed Werner in the face, but referee Milorad Mazic decided it somehow didn't warrant a straight red despite watching the incident on the VAR system.

Gonzalo Jara somehow failed to be sent off for this elbow on the RB Leipzig striker

Timo Werner lays on the ground after being elbowed in the face by Chile man Gonzalo Jara

Bayern Munich team-mates Joshua Kimmich and Arturo Vidal clash in the second of the Confederations Cup clash

Vargas then missed a key chance to equalise for the Copa American champions after his fierce drive went right down the middle of the goal in the 74th minute.

Vidal again then failed to find the back of the net in the 76th minute, ter Stegn tipping over his close range attempt after Sanchez was foiled seconds before.

Sanchez then had the last chance of the match, but his free-kick was parried away by the German 'Keeper deep into injury time.