Germany were crowned Confederations Cup 2017 champions when they registered a deserved 1-0 victory over Chile in the final played at Saint Petersburg in Russia.

Lars Stindl scored the lone goal as Germany claimed a first ever Confederations Cup title on Sunday.

Chile dominated the play with high octane and driven forward line led by Arturo Vidal but their finishing proved to be a letdown.

Germany went ahead in the 20th minute captilazing on error by Chile’s Marcelo Diaz who was caught in possession at the edge of his own box with Lars Stindl tapping home for his thrid goal of the tournament.

The South Americans then wasted a golden chance when Vidal’s shot was blocked by Ter Stegen and Alexis Sanchez could not connect with the loose ball.

In the second stanza both sides started on a high note with Germany failing to extend their lead on the 55th minute with Stegan sending his shot wide.

Chilean tempers started to fray, and approaching the hour mark Joshua Kimmich squared up to Vidal, who pushed the German away. The Bayern Munich team-mates were both booked.

The South Ameeicans nearly pushed the match into extratime when Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen dived to push away an Alexis Sanchez free kick.

The win could be a bad omen for Germany, however, as no team has ever won the World Cup after lifting the Confederations Cup the year.

Third place play-off

In the third-place play-off Adrien Silva scored an extra-time penalty as Portugal recovered from a goal down to beat Mexico 2-1.

Luis Neto bundled into his own net to hand Mexico a 54th-minute lead, but Pepe stabbed home a stoppage-time equaliser to force an extra 30 minutes at Spartak Stadium.

Silva then struck his first international goal after a handball inside the box on 104 minutes, while both sides finished with 10 men as Nelson Semedo was dismissed for Portugal before Raul Jimenez saw red for Mexico.