The European champion may already be crowned, but even bigger awards are being offered this summer.
Yes, amid a lot of excitement and intrigue, the Revamped Fifa Club World Cup is finally on the horizon, with things starting on Saturday, June 14th ahead of what will be the east banquet of a month in the US.
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Chelsea and Man City are preparing to head to the US in the summer.
Among the people around the world bidding to reach the showpiece on July 13th is the Premier League Giants – and the recent recipient of the Europa Congress League Chelsea.
The West Londoners took the position following their Champions League victory in 2021, but for their opponents, Los Angeles-based hopefuls saw Club America in a lucrative playoff showdown to secure the final spot of the competition.
It should be a fascinating opening fixture of two of the four aspects of Group D.
Where to watch Chelsea vs LAFC at the Club World Cup
63 games. The best player in the world. All in one place. Everything without paying pennies. Could it be much better than that?
In fact, FIFA revealed in December 2024 that the Bumper Club World Cup edition is available for free worldwide. Dazn, the world’s largest sports streaming platform – showcasing all the games of this soccer luxury.
Available worldwide in 14 languages, Dazn is the go-to place for events this summer, and is easily accessible to see Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and more.
If you are already a Dazn subscriber, the Club World Cup action will already be part of your membership. For those who haven’t signed up yet, all you have to do is register a free account on the Dazn website using your email address, without any hidden fees or fees added. You can then view all the games in the Dazn app via your TV, computer, phone or gaming console.
Chelsea vs LAFC (Monday, June 16th – Atlanta – UK at 8pm, 3pm local time)
- Current Champion
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Manchester City
- Established
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2000
- Most Championships
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Real Madrid (5)
Chelsea vs LAFC – Who do you look out for?
Fresh from behind recent successes in Europe, the youthful side of Enzo Maresca has already strengthened their ranks with a handful of important signatures, with Strasbourg’s Mamade Sarle joining Liam Dellup of Ipswich Town and taking part in the move to Stamford Bridge.
The new arrivals of these two are lined up to make Chelsea’s debut against MLS opponents, but there is even more excitement surrounding new guys Dario Estugo and Andrei Santos who has returned home.
In particular, Delap will bolster the forefront, including the already dazzling Cole Palmer. The Blues Amulet is looking to score 67 goals and assists in just 91 games in 91 games so far. The South American duo of Enzo Fernandez and Moises Kayseko, behind the British, will prove once again important to the club’s fate.
As for the sides hoping to throw early spanners on the production, LAFC boasts a handful of familiar faces to the Premier League audience at their core, along with the French duo who won the World Cup on both ends of the pitch and the French duo who won the World Cup run by Olivier Giroud.
Of course, the meeting will be like a reunion of Giroud, following the previous three and a half years of stay in London. The veteran striker remembered six goals for Chelsea’s Champions League victory four years ago.
The 38-year-old, who has only scored five goals in the state, is not a danger to manager Steve Cerundo, but number 99 Dennis Banga has achieved over 20 MLS goals in each of the last two seasons before scoring eight nets in eight league games in 15 league games in 2025.
Who else is in Group D?
Chelsea’s Premier League status will become an overwhelming favourite to advancements from Group D, but Brazilian outfit Flamengo will offer a tough test that won the Coparibata Dose in 2022.
Both of these head into the second round of games as former Chelsea man Gorguinho bids to make his Serie A side debut amid the exit of his recent free transfer from Arsenal.
Group D Fixture – Club World Cup | ||
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date | Fixture | Venue – Kickoff Time (ET/BST) |
June 16th | Chelsea vs LAFC | Atalanta – (3pm/8pm) |
June 16th | Flamengo vs Esperance | Philadelphia – (June 17th at 9:02pm |
June 20th | Flamengo vs Chelsea | Philadelphia – (2:07pm) |
June 20th | LAFC vs Esperance | Nashville – (6:11pm) |
June 24th | LAFC vs Flamengo | Orlando – (June 25th at 9:25pm) |
June 24th | Esperance vs Chelsea | Philadelphia – (June 25th at 9:25pm) |
Elsewhere, except for Latecomers Lafc, the last place in Group D was filmed by Esperance de Tunis, a Tunisian outfit, The governing body of African football as relative outsiders have achieved status as the qualifying aspect of the best ranking in the cafe.
This quartet is not overlooked as there is a possibility that new rivals will be created…
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