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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.

World champions Germany will face Chile in Sunday's final in St Petersburg while Mexico play Portugal in Moscow's third-place play-off

Claudio Bravo was Chile's hero on Wednesday as they beat Portugal 3-0 in a penalty shoot-out in the Confederations Cup semi-finals

The 1-1 draw leaves South American champions Chile top of Group B on goal difference from Germany.

Colombia are the favourites to take the fourth slot as they need just a point on the final match day on Sunday to finish ahead of Ecuador and Venezuela.

Lionel Messi announced retirement from international football after Argentina lost to Chile in the final of Copa America

Lionel Messi shocked Argentina and the whole world with his unexpected resignation after Chile defeated Argentina 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw on Sunday.

Lionel Messi was distraught after missing a spot-kick as Chile snatched victory in a penalty shoot-out in the final of Copa America -- the Barcelona star's fourth straight defeat in a major final while representing Argentina

YouTube is flooded with videos of how Argentina captain Lionel Messi missed his penalty kick during the Copa America final versus Chile.

A crestfallen Lionel Messi confirmed his decision to quit international football after yet another agonising near-miss with Argentina.

Lionel Messi, a five times World Player of the Year, missed Argentina's opening penalty in the Copa America final shootout vs Chile after the game ended 0-0. Messi was shown in tears while sitting in the team dugout.

Lionel Messi blazed a penalty over the bar in the shoot-out before Lucas Biglia missed to leave Chile's Francisco Silva with the task of stroking home the winning spot-kick at the MetLife Stadium.

Led by the awe-inspiring Lionel Messi, Argentina will be out to avenge their last year's defeat against Chile

Lionel Messi scored from a magnificent free-kick against United States in the Copa America semifinals that saw him become his country's record scorer with 55 goals, one clear of Gabriel Batistuta

Chile, the defending champions, advanced to a repeat of last year's Copa America final against Argentina on Sunday after a whirlwind start left Colombia chasing the game