African champions to face Germany, Chile in Confederations Cup

AP , Saturday 26 Nov 2016,

File photo of Germany's national team at Euro 2016 (Reuters)

World Cup winner Germany will play South American champion Chile in the group stage of next year's Confederations Cup.

The Germans will also take on Australia and the African champion, to be determined in February, in Group B.

European champion Portugal will face hosts Russia in Group A, along with Mexico and New Zealand. Russia will play New Zealand in the opening game in St. Petersburg.

The tournament runs from June 17 to July 2 next year and is a warmup event for the World Cup in Russia a year later.

The Confederations Cup's future after 2017 is uncertain, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino saying earlier Saturday that the format could be changed and "we are putting everything on the table."

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