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Germany beats Mexico to reach Confederations Cup final

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Published: 04:57, 30 June 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Germany beats Mexico to reach Confederations Cup final

Sports Desk: Just how much Leon Goretzka wanted to seize his opportunity in an experimental Germany squad became clear after only eight minutes against Mexico in the Confederations Cup semi-final.

With two goals in the space of 109 seconds, Goretzka put the defensively ragged Mexicans on the back foot and set Germany on its way to the final with a clinical 4-1 victory.

Germany coach Joachim Loew is using the World Cup warm-up tournament to assess his pool of talent, resting all but three of his world champions from 2014.

Silverware was never the priority. But the World Cup will have another trophy for company if Loew's fledglings can beat Chile on Monday morning (AEST) in St Petersburg.

Germany drew 1-1 with the South American champions in the group stage, recovering after conceding in the sixth minute — and learning from the lax start.

"Against Chile in particular we were caught off guard; we'd discussed that beforehand and implemented it well today," the 22-year-old Goretzka said.

"After getting through the group stage, our objective was to reach the final. We've done that convincingly.

Source: Agencies


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