Chile's Arturo Vidal is left punching the ground in frustration after having a shot pushed over the top. It comes after Alexis Sanchez goes to ground in the penalty area after running into Sebastian Rudy.

Chile ask for the referee to have a second look at it.

He does, via the Video Assistant Referee, but it was never going to be a penalty. A complete waste of the referee's time there.

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Excellent, throw-your-body-in-the-way defending from Germany's Sebastian Rudy, who dives to the ground to block Alexis Sanchez's goal-bound attempt. Proper defending that.

BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty is not impressed with referee Milorad Mazic's decision to not send off Chile's Gonzalo Jara.

Alex Storey‏: What's the point of the VAR if it doesn't solve any problems but actually creates them? Red card all day long there.

We will certainly be hearing about that decision if Germany don't win this match. It looked blatant, it looked nasty from Gonzalo Jara as he elbowed Timo Werner and it looked like it should have been a red card.

More controversy about the VAR system. The referee had a look at it on television, but came to the opinion it was only worth a yellow card, not a red.

It was a cheap shot by Gonzalo Jara, catching Timo Werner with an elbow to the jaw as the ball was near the touchline.

The referee, after consultation with the video assistant referees, only shows a yellow to Jara, who is very, very, very lucky to still be on the field.

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We could be having a moment of controversy here. Gonzalo Jara could be in trouble for elbowing Timo Werner.

The referee doesn't see it, but we go to the Video Assistant Referee.

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Thirty minutes left for Chile to get back into this one.

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Things are getting a bit feisty with some pushing and shoving going on.

In the end, Germany's Joshua Kimmich gets a yellow-card for shoving his Bayern Munich team-mate Arturo Vidal. Could make for a lively occasion when they next meet up in pre-season training.

The Germany free-kick by the way came to nothing, despite a fine delivery into the box by Jonas Hector, but Chile bundled the ball clear.

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Free-kick to Germany in a dangerous position.

Germany captain Julian Draxler leads by example as he storms through the Chile defence. He gets off a shot at goal from inside the penalty area, and only an excellent sliding challenge from Gonzalo Jara diverts the ball for a corner, which comes to nothing.

Leonardo Valencia comes on for Chile only a few minutes into the second half. Marcelo Diaz, who will be haunted with his error that gifted Germany a goal, is the man withdrawn.

On the pitch, Chile's Alexis Sanchez tries to create something and goes on a purposeful run, but the move comes to nothing as his cross, aiming for the back post, drifts out of play.

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A bit of panic for Chile as the ball bounces off Leon Goretzka, who chases after it, but luckily for the South Americans, keeper Claudio Bravo is well positioned to dart out of his area to make sure it goes out of play.

Thomas Hollern‏: Still a bit to go yet but I don't think I would back against Germany winning the World Cup next year. They have two strong squads.

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And the second half is go, go go.

The stats from the first half.

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More than 57,000 are watching on at the St Petersburg Stadium. Will they see a Chile fightback in the second half?

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It's a German jamboree at the top of the Golden Boot charts for the tournament.

Lars Stindl's goal moves him up to three, level with team-mates Timo Werner and Leon Goretzka.

I wonder if they'll have a little half-time wager on who will come out on top?

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Sunday Ogunmoye: Germany looking more like a Mourinho team in a final. Soak pressure, concede possession, defend well and steal a goal or two.

Sho Rahman‏: Chile trying their best to lose this. Some horrendous mistakes at the back.

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