On Saturday, host nation defeated 4–1 over penalties in the , which was held in located in the Chilean city of  , to clinch the title for the very first time. File photo of Alexis Sanchez, who scored the winning penalty of the tournament. The first half saw 3 . In total, both halves, 49 fouls were committed. Nobody scored in the first half of the match. Chile had 57\% possession of the ball. The second half saw 4 yellow cards, but neither team could find the net. Since the second half ended in 0–0, the match proceeded to .  missed some chances to score a goal for Argentina. Argentina has not won any major trophy in the past 22 years. Chile began the penalty-shootout. Chilean players converted each penalty kick into goal, whereas except for star , no other Argentine could score a penalty. Misses by  and turned out to be costly for Argentina and the final strike by  forward Alexis Sanchez sealed the victory by the host nation. GK 1 () 5 21 17 4 20 8 15 10 11 7 Substitutions: 14 22 Manager: GK 1 4 15 17 16 6 14 21 10 () 11 7 Substitutions: 22 9  19 Manager:
On Saturday, host nation Chile defeated Argentina 4–1 over penalties in the , which was held in located in the Chilean city of Santiago , to clinch the title for the very first time. File photo of Alexis Sanchez, who scored the winning penalty of the tournament. The first half saw 3 . In total, both halves, 49 fouls were committed. Nobody scored in the first half of the match. Chile had 57\% possession of the ball. The second half saw 4 yellow cards, but neither team could find the net. Since the second half ended in 0–0, the match proceeded to . Gonzalo Higuaín missed some chances to score a goal for Argentina. Argentina has not won any major trophy in the past 22 years. Chile began the penalty-shootout. Chilean players converted each penalty kick into goal, whereas except for FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi , no other Argentine could score a penalty. Misses by Higuaín and turned out to be costly for Argentina and the final strike by Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez sealed the victory by the host nation. GK 1 () 5 21 17 4 20 8 15 10 11 7 Substitutions: 14 22 Manager: GK 1 4 15 17 16 6 14 21 10Lionel Messi () 11 7 Substitutions: 22 9 Gonzalo Higuaín 19 Manager:
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Chile defeated Argentina
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Santiago
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Gonzalo Higuaín
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FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi
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Gonzalo Higuaín