SAINT PETERSBURG: Joachim Loew has hailed Germany’s next generation of stars after beating Chile 1-0 in Sunday’s (Monday in Manila) Confederations Cup finals — but says the challenge is to defend the World Cup next year. Lars Stindl’s simple tap-in was enough to seal Germany’s victory in Sunday’s final in St Petersburg as the youthful world champions lifted the Confed Cup for the first time. “I am immensely proud of this team, we have only been together for three-and-a-half weeks,” said Loew in a beer-soaked shirt. However, head coach Loew says the hard work for his rising stars is just beginning as they bid to earn a place in die Mannschaft’s squad for next year’s World Cup. Only three of the Confed Cup winning team — Jonas Hector, Joshua Kimmich and Julian Draxler — are first-choice starters.

Source: Manila Times July 03, 2017 12:00 UTC