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Russia received the hosting rights for this tournament on the 2nd of December 2010. This announcement came shortly after the country secured the bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Germany qualified first by winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil while Australia defeated South Korea 2, 1 in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final. Chile secured their spot by beating Argentina 4, 1 on penalties following a 0, 0 draw in the 2015 Copa América final and Mexico won the CONCACAF Cup play-off against the United States 3, 2 after extra time on the 10th of October 2015. New Zealand advanced by defeating Papua New Guinea 4, 2 on penalties in the 2016 OFC Nations Cup final and Portugal claimed their place by beating France 1, 0 in the UEFA Euro 2016 final on the 10th of July 2016. Cameroon took the eighth spot by winning the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2, 1 victory over Egypt on the 5th of February 2017.
Organizers scheduled matches between the 17th of June and the 2nd of July 2017 in four Russian cities including Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, and Sochi. The Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg held 68,134 spectators for the final match on the 2nd of July while Otkritie Arena in Moscow seated 45,360 fans during the third-place play-off. Kazan Arena accommodated 45,379 people for the first semi-final on the 28th of June and Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi held 47,659 attendees for the second semi-final on the 29th of June.
Germany defeated Chile 1, 0 in the final match held at Krestovsky Stadium on the 2nd of July 2017 to win their only Confederations Cup title. Julian Draxler received the Golden Ball award as the best player of the tournament while Timo Werner won the Golden Boot with three goals and zero assists. Leon Goretzka earned the Silver Boot with three goals and two assists and Lars Stindl claimed the Bronze Boot with three goals and one assist. Claudio Bravo secured the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper and Marco Fabián scored the Hyundai Goal of the Tournament against Germany in the semi-finals.
Winners received five million US dollars while runners-up took home four point five million. Third-place teams earned three point five million and fourth-place teams received three million. Groups finishing fifth through eighth each got two million US dollars.