FIFA Club World Cup

FT Friday, July 4, 2025
Chelsea WLWWW 2
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Palmeiras DWDWL 1
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PAL011
Lincoln Financial Field · 65,782 att. · DAZN

Match Report

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Late own goal sends Chelsea past Palmeiras into CWC semifinals

Chelsea secured their spot in the Club World Cup semifinals after a 2-1 win over Palmeiras thanks to Malo Gusto's deflected 83rd-minute goal..

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
10
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
62.7
Possession
37.3
19
SHOTS
7
6
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
435
Accurate Passes
233
500
Passes
292
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.3
24
Long Balls
51
13
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
7
13
Effective Clearances
20
13
Clearances
20

Head to Head

CHE leads series 1-0

Lineups

PAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21WevertonG
  2. 13MicaelCD-L
  3. 3Bruno FuchsCD-R
  4. 6VanderlanLB
  5. 4Agustín GiayRB
  6. 41EstêvãoAM
  7. 32Emiliano MartínezLM
  8. 8Richard RíosRM
  9. 9Vitor RoqueF
  10. 17Facundo TorresAM-L
  11. 40Allan EliasAM-R

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 10Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 17Andrey SantosRM
  9. 9Liam DelapF
  10. 18Christopher NkunkuAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Palmeiras 0, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
  2. 41' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+2' Liam Delap (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 53' Goal! Palmeiras 1, Chelsea 1. Estêvão (Palmeiras) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richard Ríos with a cross.
  5. 54' Substitution, Chelsea. João Pedro replaces Liam Delap.
  6. 54' Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  7. 67' Substitution, Palmeiras. Paulinho replaces Facundo Torres.
  8. 67' Substitution, Palmeiras. Maurício replaces Allan.
  9. 76' Substitution, Palmeiras. Aníbal Moreno replaces Emiliano Martínez.
  10. 76' Substitution, Palmeiras. José López replaces Vitor Roque.
  11. 78' Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 83' Own Goal by Agustín Giay, Palmeiras. Palmeiras 1, Chelsea 2.
  13. 85' Substitution, Palmeiras. Raphael Veiga replaces Richard Ríos.
  14. 86' Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 87' Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Pedro Neto.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Chelsea. Dário Essugo replaces Andrey Santos.

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