Chile News

Lionel Messi has been in open conflict with his club but it had no detrimental effect on his form as his 13th minute penalty was the difference in a tight encounter.

Lionel Messi had accused CONMEBOL of "corruption" after he was sent off against Chile during the Copa America third-place play-off match.

The stunning upset prevented Chile's golden generation from challenging for a third straight title, following their wins over Argentina in 2015 and 2016.

Champions Chile maintained their hopes of a third straight Copa America victory after beating Colombia on penalties

Edinson Cavani's header eight minutes from time from Jonathan Rodriguez's cross propelled Uruguay above Chile

Alexis Sanchez bagged the winner, his 43rd goal for his country, but Chile finished with 10 men after Gabriel Achilier's red card.

Chile, the South American runners-up and who were having acclimatisation issues with the Indian conditions, looked clueless and failed to counter the wave of English attacks.

From keeping a tab on the players' hydration levels to avoiding India food, Chile is doing all that can be done in order to play to their full potential in the tournament.

Alexis Sanchez has yet to feature in any of Arsenal's pre-season friendlies, including Sunday's 2-1 defeat against Sevilla in the Emirates Cup because he was resting after Confederations Cup duty.

This is the first time Germany, the defending world champions, have won the Confederations Cup in the eighth edition of the pre-World Cup tournament.