For the first time in three appearances at the Confed Cup Germany managed to reach the final - and what’s more, they lifted the trophy too. Lars Stindl’s winner in front of 57,269 spectators in Saint Petersburg was enough to beat Chile 1-0 on Sunday night. “The boys were fantastic, I am so unbelievably proud of them,” said Joachim Löw of the his only recently assembled team. All in all Germany can look back at an almost perfect tournament. DFB looks back at the stats and figures from the past two weeks.
GERMANY DANGEROUS IN FRONT OF GOAL: Germany were the top scorers from eight teams at the tournament, with twelve goals and the final marked the first time Julian Draxler and the boys kept a clean sheet.
FEARLESS AND ASSURED: Germany were fearless in front of goal, with Timo Werner tucking away 20% of his chances in front of goal on the way to three goals, two assists and the golden shoe for being the competition’s top scorer. Leon Goretzka and Lars Stindl also found the back of the net three times, but did not provide and assist, meaning Werner picked up the award.
CLEAR CHANCES TAKEN: Germany also created the most clear cut chances (13) in the tournament - no other team created more than nine. 54% of these were taken - also a tournament best.
ACCURATE AND ROBUST: After Mexico (86%) Germany had the second best passing success rate (65%) but played a different style of football to recent years. Die Mannschaft only enjoyed 49% ball possession and won only 50% of their duels. Only Mexico committed more fouls than Germany too (73-67) .
UNGERMAN-LIKE STATS: The German team had more shots on goal than anyone else (77) and also allowed the most shots at their own goal (22). By comparison, Finalists Chile were 52-13 and third place Portugal were 60-17.
GOLDEN BALL FOR DRAXLER: DFB Captain Julian Draxler picked up the golden ball for player of the tournament. He joins a list of Neymar, Kaka, Thierry Hnery and Ronaldinho to have also won the trophy. Draxler was involved in more build ups (24) than any other DFB player and had 14 shots on goal - the best record at the Confed Cup.
ERROR-FREE PASSING: Amin Younes was the only player in the tournament to not misplace a pass, though he only played nine in the competition. Julian Brandt played 48 passes and had a completion rate of 96%.
TERRIFIC CROSSERS: Four German players got two assists in Russia. Joshua Kimmich, Jonas Hector, Timo Werner and youngster Benjamin Heinrichs. Ricardo Quaresma also set up two goals while the tournament’s top assister was Mexico’s Hector Herrera - with three.
21 PLAYERS EN ROUTE TO VICTORY: Of the 21 players who travelled to the Confed Cup (Leroy Sane and Diego Demme missed out with injury) only goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was not used. Amin Younes was the only other player not to make at least one starting XI.
EUROPEAN LEADERS: Germany became Europe’s leading competitor in Confed Cup history with 13 matches. Only Mexico (44) and Brazil (78) have now scored more goals that Germany (29) but both have played many more games at the competition.
GAMES FULL OF GOALS: Most goals took place in games involving Germany. 5 were scored in the 3-2 win over Australia and in the 4-1 semi final win over Mexico. No other game offered more of a spectacle than the game between the Germans and the Mexicans with 38 shots (36-12). With 2.69 goals per game the average, this was the most goal-free Confed Cup since it became an eight team competition (the goal per game rate was 3,02 in 1997). It was also less in 2003 (2.31gpg). In 2013 there were 68 goals scored, while 2017 saw only 43. Germany finished their competition with a 12-5 record (and an average of 3.4 goals per game).
PRESSING TO CREATE GOALS: The German team got their breakthrough in the final thanks to high pressing. Former Hamburg player Marcelo Diaz handed possession to Timo Werner, who laid what would ultimately prove to be the winner on a plate for Lars Stindl.
DRAXLER EVERYWHERE: Draxler was the most present figure in Germany’s goals throughout the tournament, scoring 5 and setting up two. He also had the best rate of any of his teammates but was the weakest in the tackles, winning just 21% of his duels.
STRONG BACKLINE: Marc Andre Ter Stegen was a rock in the final, saving all eight shots that he faced, a tournament high alongside Rui Patricio and Stefan Marinovic. Ter Stegen has now kept a clean sheet in five of his last eight games for Die Mannschaft.
For the first time in three appearances at the Confed Cup Germany managed to reach the final - and what’s more, they lifted the trophy too. Lars Stindl’s winner in front of 57,269 spectators in Saint Petersburg was enough to beat Chile 1-0 on Sunday night. “The boys were fantastic, I am so unbelievably proud of them,” said Joachim Löw of the his only recently assembled team. All in all Germany can look back at an almost perfect tournament. DFB looks back at the stats and figures from the past two weeks.
GERMANY DANGEROUS IN FRONT OF GOAL: Germany were the top scorers from eight teams at the tournament, with twelve goals and the final marked the first time Julian Draxler and the boys kept a clean sheet.
FEARLESS AND ASSURED: Germany were fearless in front of goal, with Timo Werner tucking away 20% of his chances in front of goal on the way to three goals, two assists and the golden shoe for being the competition’s top scorer. Leon Goretzka and Lars Stindl also found the back of the net three times, but did not provide and assist, meaning Werner picked up the award.
CLEAR CHANCES TAKEN: Germany also created the most clear cut chances (13) in the tournament - no other team created more than nine. 54% of these were taken - also a tournament best.
ACCURATE AND ROBUST: After Mexico (86%) Germany had the second best passing success rate (65%) but played a different style of football to recent years. Die Mannschaft only enjoyed 49% ball possession and won only 50% of their duels. Only Mexico committed more fouls than Germany too (73-67) .
UNGERMAN-LIKE STATS: The German team had more shots on goal than anyone else (77) and also allowed the most shots at their own goal (22). By comparison, Finalists Chile were 52-13 and third place Portugal were 60-17.
GOLDEN BALL FOR DRAXLER: DFB Captain Julian Draxler picked up the golden ball for player of the tournament. He joins a list of Neymar, Kaka, Thierry Hnery and Ronaldinho to have also won the trophy. Draxler was involved in more build ups (24) than any other DFB player and had 14 shots on goal - the best record at the Confed Cup.
ERROR-FREE PASSING: Amin Younes was the only player in the tournament to not misplace a pass, though he only played nine in the competition. Julian Brandt played 48 passes and had a completion rate of 96%.
TERRIFIC CROSSERS: Four German players got two assists in Russia. Joshua Kimmich, Jonas Hector, Timo Werner and youngster Benjamin Heinrichs. Ricardo Quaresma also set up two goals while the tournament’s top assister was Mexico’s Hector Herrera - with three.
21 PLAYERS EN ROUTE TO VICTORY: Of the 21 players who travelled to the Confed Cup (Leroy Sane and Diego Demme missed out with injury) only goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was not used. Amin Younes was the only other player not to make at least one starting XI.
EUROPEAN LEADERS: Germany became Europe’s leading competitor in Confed Cup history with 13 matches. Only Mexico (44) and Brazil (78) have now scored more goals that Germany (29) but both have played many more games at the competition.
GAMES FULL OF GOALS: Most goals took place in games involving Germany. 5 were scored in the 3-2 win over Australia and in the 4-1 semi final win over Mexico. No other game offered more of a spectacle than the game between the Germans and the Mexicans with 38 shots (36-12). With 2.69 goals per game the average, this was the most goal-free Confed Cup since it became an eight team competition (the goal per game rate was 3,02 in 1997). It was also less in 2003 (2.31gpg). In 2013 there were 68 goals scored, while 2017 saw only 43. Germany finished their competition with a 12-5 record (and an average of 3.4 goals per game).
PRESSING TO CREATE GOALS: The German team got their breakthrough in the final thanks to high pressing. Former Hamburg player Marcelo Diaz handed possession to Timo Werner, who laid what would ultimately prove to be the winner on a plate for Lars Stindl.
DRAXLER EVERYWHERE: Draxler was the most present figure in Germany’s goals throughout the tournament, scoring 5 and setting up two. He also had the best rate of any of his teammates but was the weakest in the tackles, winning just 21% of his duels.
STRONG BACKLINE: Marc Andre Ter Stegen was a rock in the final, saving all eight shots that he faced, a tournament high alongside Rui Patricio and Stefan Marinovic. Ter Stegen has now kept a clean sheet in five of his last eight games for Die Mannschaft.
