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Germany won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, defeating Chile 1-0 in the final held on the 2nd of July 2017 at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg. It was Germany's first and only Confederations Cup title.
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was held in Russia across four cities: Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, and Sochi. Matches ran from the 17th of June to the 2nd of July 2017.
FIFA abolished the Confederations Cup after the 2017 edition to make way for an expanded FIFA Club World Cup. The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup was also discontinued in the same reorganization.
Julian Draxler won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. Alexis Sanchez received the Silver Ball and Leon Goretzka the Bronze Ball. All player awards were sponsored by Adidas.
Yes. The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first and only edition of the tournament to use the video assistant referee, known as VAR. It served as a trial run before VAR's use at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Brazil failed to qualify for the first time since 1995 after losing on penalties to Paraguay in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Copa America. Brazil had won the three previous editions of the tournament, in 2005, 2009, and 2013.