Chelsea beat ES Tunis, Benfica stun Bayern in FIFA Club World Cup

Benfica bushed Bayern Munich, but some sides advancement from Group C, portion minnows Auckland gully 1-1 with Boca Juniors.

Chelsea person entered the FIFA Club World Cup knockouts aft beating Esperance of Tunisia 3-0 and volition play their last-16 necktie against Benfica, who defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 earlier successful searing heat.

Chelsea eased done with a objective 3-0 triumph implicit Esperance astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Group D successful Philadelphia connected Tuesday.

New signing Liam Delap opened his relationship for the nine with a deftly taken decorativeness successful stoppage clip astatine the extremity of the archetypal half, conscionable moments aft Tosin Adarabioyo had headed the Blues successful front.

Teenage endowment Tyrique George added Chelsea’s 3rd heavy into wounded clip astatine the extremity of the crippled with a debased changeable that crept nether Esperance goalkeeper Bechir Ben Said.

Flamengo, who had already assured themselves of apical spot successful the conception aft wins implicit Chelsea and Esperance, wrapped up their first-round run with a 1-1 gully against already eliminated LAFC successful Orlando.

Los Angeles guardant Denis Bouanga threatened to springiness the MLS broadside an upset triumph successful their last crippled of the tourney aft a chill decorativeness successful the 84th minute, lone for Wallace Yan to equalise for Flamengo 2 minutes later.

In Charlotte, Andreas Schjelderup scored the lone extremity for Benfica successful their Group C clash with Bayern successful beforehand of 33,287 fans, finishing first-time from a cutback by his chap Norwegian Fredrik Aursnes successful the 13th minute.

The German champions, who near the likes of Harry Kane and Michael Olise connected the seat astatine kickoff, were incapable to travel backmost successful sweltering day conditions successful heatwave-hit North Carolina.

Kane and Olise came connected astatine half-time, and Bayern did past look much dangerous, but Leroy Sane was denied erstwhile cleanable done by Benfica’s Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.

A gully would person allowed Bayern to apical the section, but a Kimmich effort that recovered the nett was ruled retired for offside, and Trubin denied Sane again portion Kane mistimed a header precocious on.

It was Benfica’s first-ever triumph successful 14 competitory meetings with Bayern, and it meant they finished archetypal and volition adjacent play Group D runners-up Chelsea successful Charlotte successful the past 16 connected Saturday.

Bayern Munich played their crippled against Benfica nether sweltering conditions successful Charlotte connected June 24, 2025 [Paul Ellis/AFP]

‘Tiny nine with a immense heart’

That effect meant immoderate Boca did against Auckland City successful Nashville would not beryllium capable to qualify, but the Argentinian giants were inactive expected to bash amended than gully 1-1 against the tourney minnows from New Zealand.

Auckland had mislaid 10-0 to Bayern and 6-0 to Benfica, but this clip they recovered from falling down successful the archetypal fractional erstwhile goalkeeper Nathan Garrow palmed a Lautaro Di Lollo header into his ain net.

Christian Gray equalised with a header successful the 2nd fractional to gain the sole representatives from Oceania a singular point.

“You can’t accidental we haven’t learned from the acquisition of being astatine the tournament. I’m thrilled for the players and the club; it’s wonderful. It’s thing to spell location with,” said City manager Paul Posa.

“We’re a tiny nine with a immense heart, and that’s evident for each to see.”

The crippled was the 5th truthful acold astatine the tourney to beryllium suspended owed to a upwind warning, with play stopping for astir an hour. When the enactment restarted, not a driblet of rainfall had fallen astatine Geodis Park.

Elsewhere connected Tuesday, FIFA opened a disciplinary probe into Pachuca’s Gustavo Cabral aft allegations helium made a racist remark to Real Madrid’s Antonio Rudiger.

The incidental came towards the extremity of Sunday’s crippled betwixt the 2 teams, which Real won 3-1.

Auckland City players observe astatine the extremity of their lucifer against Argentinian shot giants Boca Juniors astatine the Geodis Park stadium successful Nashville [Federico Parra/AFP]