LA Times · Jun 25, 2017
Germany, Chile advance to Confederations Cup semifinals
German players celebrate after scoring a goal against Cameroon on Sunday. (Patrik Stollarz / AFP/Getty Images)World champion Germany reached the Confederations Cup semifinals on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Cameroon in Sochi, Russia, that had a player sent off after confusion with experimental video replays.
Germany was leading through Kerem Demirbay's 48th-minute strike when Cameroon had Sebastien Siani wrongly sent off, even after a challenge on Emre Can was reviewed by the video assistant referee.
Chile also advanced to the semifinals by playing to a 1-1 draw against Australia. The Chileans will play Portugal on Wednesday.