Chelsea take on Fluminense in Tuesday’s Club World Cup semi-final, with kick-off scheduled for 8 p.m. BST. Chelsea are just two games away from Club World Cup glory, but the Blues will have to get past one of their great modern-day defenders to reach the showpiece event on July 13.

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup was expanded in part to create matchups exactly like Friday's quarterfinal between English power Chelsea and one of Brazil's biggest clubs, Palmeiras.

Chelsea sealed their place in the Club World Cup semifinals in dramatic fashion via an own goal from Palmeiras in a 2-1 victory in front of 65,782 at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday. Playing in temperatures more akin to what they're used to,