- Chile and Germany close to qualification for the semi-final
- Lars Stindl equalized late in the first half after Sanchez opener
- Alexis Sanchez became Chile's highest goal scorer of all time
- Germany face Cameroon, Chile battle Australia in last group game
Chile and Germany put one foot in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2017 FIFA Confederation's Cup after both teams played a 1 - 1 draw.
Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez became Chile's highest goal scorer of all time as netted for La Roja before Lars Stindl equalized.
Sanchez took just six minutes to open the scoring when he capitalized on teammate Shokdran Mustafi's error to play a one-two with Arturo Vidal and score past Marc Ter-Stegen.
Alexis Sanchez scores past Ter Stegen in goal
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Chile were dominant but could not test Ter-Stegen due to the German defense closing down spaces at the back.
Sanchez celebrates his record breaking goal
Striker Eduardo Vargas pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the box and fired a right-footed strike at goal but the post came to the rescue of Germany.
Lars Stindl scored the equalizer four minutes before the break when he was the quickest to react to Jonas Hector's cross from the left.
Germany players celebrate Stindl's goal
That was how the game remained as both teams looked to be more interested in drawing the match than losing.
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Both teams have four points from two games and only need a point in their final group game to be sure of a semi-final berth.
Both teams are on four points in Group B
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