Chelsea vs Palmeiras: FIFA Club World Cup – teams, start time, lineup

Who: Chelsea vs Palmeiras
What: FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinals
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
When: Friday, July 4 astatine 9pm (01:00 GMT, July 5)

How to follow: We’ll person each the build-up connected Al Jazeera Sport from 6pm section (22:00 GMT) successful beforehand of our unrecorded substance commentary stream.

The 2nd quarterfinal of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup pits English Premier League nine Chelsea against Brazil’s Palmeiras.

Al Jazeera Sport takes a look astatine whether the match-up is simply a repetition of the 2021 final, which the Blues won 2-1 successful the United Arab Emirates.

How did Chelsea scope the quarterfinals?

Chelsea picked up wins against Los Angeles and ES Tunis successful the radical signifier to seal their qualification for the knockout rounds, though they did gaffe to a 3-1 decision to different Brazilian club, Flamengo, to concede the apical spot.

That handed the Blues a tricky all-European circular of 16 necktie against Benfica, which required other clip for the London-based nine to advancement with a 4-1 win.

A two-hour delay, with Chelsea starring 1-0 with 4 minutes of mean clip to play, for adjacent lightning was acold from perfect successful what has already proved a draining summertime tournament.

Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku celebrates scoring their 2nd extremity with teammates [Mike Segar/Reuters]

How did Palmeiras scope the quarterfinals?

Two draws, against Corinthians and Porto, and a last lucifer triumph against Al Ahly were capable for Palmeiras to advancement to the past 16 of the tournament.

The outgo of finishing 2nd successful the group, down Porto, meant an all-Brazilian necktie with Botafogo successful the archetypal knockout round.

Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paulinho came disconnected the seat to people the lone extremity of the crippled successful other clip to nonstop Palmeiras through.

Who could Chelsea and Palmeiras look successful the semifinals?

The winners of the archetypal quarterfinal betwixt Brazil’s Fluminense and Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal, played earlier successful the day, await the winners of the 2nd last-eight tie.

Botafogo’s John looks dejected aft Palmeiras’ Paulinho scores their archetypal extremity [Lee Smith/Reuters]

Who completes the Club World Cup quarterfinal lineup?

Paris Saint-Germain against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund implicit the quarterfinal lineup, with the winners of those ties facing each different successful the semifinals.

Can Joao Pedro play for Chelsea astatine the CWC?

Yes. Chelsea signed guardant Joao Pedro from Brighton & Hove Albion connected Wednesday and could marque his debut for the London-based nine successful the quarterfinals.

Financial details were not disclosed, but British media reported that the woody was worthy 60 cardinal pounds ($81.54m).

“Everyone knows this is simply a large nine with a large history,” the Brazilian, who has signed an eight-year contract, said successful a statement.

“They had superb players successful the past and person superb players now. So I americium excited to join, and you cognize erstwhile you are a Chelsea subordinate you indispensable deliberation 1 happening – win.”

The 23-year-old joined Brighton from Watford successful 2023 and has scored 30 goals and provided 10 assists successful 70 appearances for the south-coast club.

He has besides made 3 appearances for Brazil’s elder team.

Joao Pedro successful enactment for Brighton and Hove Albion against Chelsea’s Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez successful the past English Premier League play [Paul Childs/Reuters]

Chelsea skipper Reece James’s pre-match thoughts

“We’ve travel a agelong way. It was hard to beryllium truthful adjacent to the extremity of the lucifer and past person a footwear successful the teeth similar that erstwhile we mislaid a precocious goal. We had to prime ourselves up and brushwood ourselves down – and to past people a fewer goals successful other clip aft the hold astir apt shows however acold we’ve come, and everyone has played a part.”

Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira’s pre-match thoughts

“Never springiness up, ne'er springiness in. All the time, we enactment for this. I would similar to accidental convey you to my players for each their efforts. We had an astonishing crippled against Botafogo. When we needed to suffer, we suffered unneurotic with 1 subordinate less. We deserved it due to the fact that we enactment a lot.”

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Chelsea squad news

Chelsea invited backmost striker Nicolas Jackson aft a two-game prohibition for his sending disconnected successful the decision by Flamengo.

Moises Caicedo, however, sits retired the necktie aft picking up a yellowish paper successful the triumph against Benfica.

Palmeiras squad news

Paulinho is acceptable to person country connected his limb aft the tournament, so, contempt his winning extremity successful the past round, the midfielder is acceptable to stay among the substitutes.

Palmeiras volition besides beryllium without the services of the suspended Uruguayan Joaquin Piquerez.

Estevao, who is acceptable to articulation Chelsea pursuing the finals, will, however, beryllium capable to play.

Head-to-head

This is lone the 2nd gathering betwixt the sides pursuing Chelsea’s 2-1 triumph successful the 2021 Club World Cup final.

Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz scored for the Blues, either broadside of Raphael Veiga’s 64th-minute penalty, to settee the lucifer that went to other time. Luan was sent disconnected for Palmeiras for a 2nd yellowish paper successful the last infinitesimal of the match.

Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta lifts the trophy arsenic they observe winning the 2021 Club World Cup [Matthew Childs/Reuters]

Form usher – Chelsea’s past 5 games:

W-W-L-W-W

Form usher – Palmeira’s past 5 games:

D-D-W-D-W

Chelsea imaginable starting lineup:

Sanchez; James (c), Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Essugo, Lavia; Palmer, Fernandez, Pedro Neto; Jackson

Palmeiras imaginable starting lineup:

Weverton (c); Giay, Micael, Bruno Fuchs; Mayke, Rios, Martinez, Vanderlan; Allan, Vitor Roque, Estevao