Sanchez Fit For Germany Clash, Says Chile Coach

As far as Joachim Loew is concerned, Germany has already won its Confederations Cup game against Chile.

Chile came into the match in Moscow sitting top of the group, a position that would have seen them face Mexico, but instead they will meet Cristiano Ronaldo and the European champions in the last four.

Low could use the lack of pace of Chile’s full-backs by placing quick and agile players as wing-backs for the game on Thursday. “It will be important for their development”.

Like the surprise local concert before a rock band’s world tour, the Confederations Cup is rarely remembered. At the tournament in Russian Federation, the Chileans have already played one meeting with Cameroon, which culminated in the victory of South Americans 2-0. Chile has won the last two Copa Americas and is seeking its first trophy in a major worldwide competition.

The first round of fixtures saw the expected results as Germany beat Australia while Chile did their bit to keep up with the Germans after picking up maximum points against AFCON winners Cameroon. The 28-year-old had never been called up prior to Germany’s World Cup qualification game against Denmark on June 6. If Cameroon are to advance, they’ll likely need an incredible game from keeper Fabrice Ondoa.

“Chile are a team who are much more flexible, compared to many other teams”. All of their players can score, with the exception of one or two. It’s a different style than three days ago when we played Chile.

Germany have won all of the three competitive meetings between the teams, and won their last friendly encounter in Stuttgart in 2014, when they prevailed 1-0 thanks to a Mario Gotze goal.

Troisi’s 42nd-minute goal put the pressure on Chile, which responded well and would have equalized through Vidal just before the break, but for Dylan McGowan’s last-ditch block.

Chile was the World Cup host in 1962. “I want to see the other players”. They can’t be counted out despite running what’s essentially a B team, because even their B team is one of the better national sides in the world. The fact remains, the time where Cahill could significantly impact on a game at the global level, against world class opposition is no longer with us and, as with all greats, he has held on too long. Chile nearly tied with Cameroon in their opener, but luckily scored a couple in the last 10-minutes to go on to a shutout win. Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, however, will be sidelined again because of a left calf injury.

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