FIFA Club World Cup

Fluminense vs Chelsea, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals

· FIFA Club World Cup
Fluminense
    FT
    0 - 2
    Chelsea
    • 18': João Pedro
    • 56': João Pedro

    João Pedro stars as Chelsea beat Fluminense to reach CWC final

    Chelsea's João Pedro marked his first start in spectacular fashion on Tuesday, scoring twice to send the Premier League side into the Club World Cup final with a 2-0 victory over his boyhood club Fluminense.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
    • 2': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renê with a cross.
    • 6': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
    • 6': Germán Cano (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Offside, Fluminense. Guga is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by Nonato (Fluminense).
    • 8': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Fábio (Fluminense).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
    • 12': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
    • 13': Germán Cano (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Facundo Bernal (Fluminense).
    • 17': Offside, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo is caught offside.
    • 18': Goal! Fluminense 0, Chelsea 1. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fábio (Fluminense). Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
    • 23': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
    • 23': Nonato (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
    • 24': Nonato (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Hércules (Fluminense) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Germán Cano with a through ball.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Delay in match (Chelsea).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Corner,Fluminense. Conceded by Cole Palmer.
    • 34': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
    • 34': Ignácio (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': VAR Decision: No Penalty Fluminense.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Hércules (Fluminense).
    • 41': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Facundo Bernal.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Fábio (Fluminense).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández following a fast break.
    • 45'+1': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tosin Adarabioyo with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
    • 45'+4': Germán Cano (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Hércules (Fluminense) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
    • 45'+5': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Fluminense 0, Chelsea 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fluminense 0, Chelsea 1.
    • 46': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
    • 46': Renê (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
    • 50': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 50': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Guga.
    • 52': Offside, Chelsea. Malo Gusto is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
    • 54': Substitution, Fluminense. Everaldo replaces Germán Cano.
    • 54': Substitution, Fluminense. Keno replaces Thiago Santos.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Everaldo (Fluminense) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Jhon Arias.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Renê (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keno.
    • 56': Goal! Fluminense 0, Chelsea 2. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández following a fast break.
    • 59': Foul by Nonato (Fluminense).
    • 59': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Nonato (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson replaces João Pedro.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Keno (Fluminense) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 62': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
    • 62': Ignácio (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Ignácio (Fluminense).
    • 63': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
    • 63': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
    • 66': Substitution, Fluminense. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Nonato.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Pedro Neto.
    • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
    • 69': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Facundo Bernal (Fluminense).
    • 69': Substitution, Fluminense. Lima replaces Facundo Bernal.
    • 70': Substitution, Fluminense. Agustín Canobbio replaces Hércules.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Lima (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Agustín Canobbio.
    • 72': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
    • 72': Yeferson Soteldo (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Yeferson Soteldo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Offside, Fluminense. Agustín Canobbio is caught offside.
    • 73': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
    • 75': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Delay in match (Chelsea).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a through ball.
    • 83': Corner,Fluminense. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
    • 85': Corner,Fluminense. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross.
    • 85': Hand ball by Ignácio (Fluminense).
    • 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Enzo Fernández.
    • 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Christopher Nkunku.
    • 87': Foul by Everaldo (Fluminense).
    • 87': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Fluminense).
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Fluminense).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Agustín Canobbio (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Keno (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Everaldo (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
    • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+9': Moisés Caicedo went off injured after Chelsea had used all subs.
    • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Lima (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Fluminense 0, Chelsea 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Fluminense 0, Chelsea 2.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 2
    53.6 Possession 46.4
    17 SHOTS 12
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    455 Accurate Passes 378
    503 Passes 429
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    7 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 15
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    31 Long Balls 31
    17 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 16
    16 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 9
    11 Effective Clearances 20
    11 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

    Venue: MetLife Stadium
    Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
    Attendance: 70,556

    Line-Ups

    FLU Fluminense (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Fábio (GK)
    3 Thiago Silva
    29 Thiago Santos
    4 Ignácio
    5 Facundo Bernal
    35 Hércules
    16 Nonato Yellow Card
    6 René
    23 Guga
    14 Germán Cano
    21 Jhon Arias
    Fluminense Substitutes:
    Agustín Canobbio, Rubén Lezcano, Paulo Baya, Samuel Xavier, Yeferson Soteldo, Manoel, Ganso, Joaquín Lavega, Gabriel Fuentes, Vitor Eudes, Keno, Isaque, Lima, Everaldo, Kevin Serna.

    CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Robert Sánchez (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Tosin Adarabioyo
    23 Trevoh Chalobah
    3 Marc Cucurella
    27 Malo Gusto
    25 Moisés Caicedo
    8 Enzo Fernández
    10 Cole Palmer
    20 João Pedro
    7 Pedro Neto
    18 Christopher Nkunku
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Reece James, Andrey Santos, Marc Guiu, Mamadou Sarr, Mike Penders, Filip Jørgensen, Tyrique George, Aaron Anselmino, Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, Gaga Slonina, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Josh Acheampong.

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