Germany Handles Mexico Easily, Moves on to Final

            Germany and Mexico faced off for a spot in the final against Chile. Leon Goretzka opened the scoring in the 6th minute when Ben Henrichs moved the ball upfield for Germany, and gave the ball to Goretzka, who was wide open. Goretzka fired it first touch, and it hit the far left post past Mexican keeper Guillermo Ochoa. Goretzka made it two-nil two minutes later when he beat Ochoa to the ball and scored into the open net. Germany could have made it 3-0 in the 19th when Timo Werner was one-on-one with Ochoa, but Ochoa made the save. Mexico had chances in the 34th minute, when both dos Santos players (Giovani and Jonathan) had chances saved by Marc-Andre tear Stegen, and Javier Hernandez had a header go over the bar in the 36th.
            Germany almost made it 3-0 in the 52th minute when Henrichs sent Werner into the box with a beautiful pass. Werner put it across the face of goal. Germany finally got their 3rd in the 59th when Julian Draxler played the ball, who passed it to Jonas Hector. He found Werner open facing an empty net, and Werner got his goal. Mexico had more chances to score in the final 15 minutes. In the 75th, Hirving Lozano played a cross to Raul Jimenez, and his header to the far post hit the crossbar. In the 82nd, Miguel Layun shot a curving ball that ter Stegen saved. Marco Fabian got Mexico a goal in the 89th with his strike from 30 yards out curling into the far corner past ter Stegen, but Germany kept the deficit 3 two minutes later when Emre Can played a through ball to Amin Younes to slice home. Mexico lost a very important game and will only end up playing for third, while Germany will play for their first Confederations Cup title.

ter Stegen with a fine save on Giovani dos Santos.