Fluminense vs Chelsea 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals
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 Commentary
- 18': Goal! Fluminense 0, Chelsea 1. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Fluminense 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fluminense 0, Chelsea 1.
- 54': Substitution, Fluminense. Everaldo replaces Germán Cano.
- 54': Substitution, Fluminense. Keno replaces Thiago Santos.
- 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': Nonato (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson replaces João Pedro.
- 66': Substitution, Fluminense. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Nonato.
- 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Pedro Neto.
- 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
- 69': Substitution, Fluminense. Lima replaces Facundo Bernal.
- 70': Substitution, Fluminense. Agustín Canobbio replaces Hércules.
- 72': Yeferson Soteldo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Fluminense 0, Chelsea 2.
Game Information
Venue: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 70,556
Statistics
 CHE |
FLU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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  |
| 6 | René |
| 23 | Guga |
| 14 | Germán Cano |
| 21 | Jhon Arias |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 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 |
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