Chile Hope to Live Up to Their Confederations Cup Hype

Ahead of Sunday’s soccer final between Chile and Germany at the Confederations Cup in Russia, the Chilean side say they have everything to play for.  

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"We have proven our value," Chile's midfielder Arturo Vidal told the BBC. "We have beaten Argentina and Portugal, the European champions, if we win on Sunday, we will prove we are the best team in the world."

The country is looking to win a third trophy in as many years after successive Copa America titles.

Chile will play against Germany, who advanced to the final of the cup after defeating Mexico 4-1 on Thursday. 

Both Chile and Germany are competing for their first title in the tournament.

Mexico will also face Portugal in a third-fourth play-off on Sunday.

The Confederations Cup always takes place before the FIFA World Cup - the next global tournament is being next year in Russia.

There’s a real trend of major tournament finals to go into extra time.

It happened in the 2016 and 2015 Copa America, 2016 European Championship, 2015 and 2011 Asian Cup, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final and the 2014, 2010 and 2006 World Cup.

And there’s every reason to believe it could happen again here.

Germany are noted experts after 90 minutes, but this Chilean team have claimed back-to-back South American championships, both against Argentina, from the spot.

With so little separating the teams on paper, it’s where their experience might make all the difference.