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Palmeiras vs Chelsea

Date
Sat 5th July 2025 (UTC)
Fri 4th July 2025 (Local)

Timestamp
2025-07-05T01:00:00

Time

01:00:00 UTC (21:00:00 Local)

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League
FIFA Club World Cup

Season
2025

Round
125

Status
Match Finished

Location
Philadelphia, PA
United States
Lincoln Financial Field

53'	Goal	Estêvão
78'	Card	Richard Ríos

16'	Goal	Palmer
41'	Card	Gusto
45'	Card	Delap
83'	Goal	Weverton
86'	Card	Colwill

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Home Team Lineup

Elias Attacker Maurício 66	Ríos Central Midfield Veiga 85	Fuchs Centre-Back	Roque Centre-Forward José Manu 76
Giay Defender	Silva Defender	Silva Defender	Torres Forward Paulinho 66
Weverton Goalkeeper	Martínez Midfielder Moreno 76	Estêvão Right Winger

Away Team Lineup

Palmer Attacking Midfield	Nkunku Attacking Midfield Madueke 54	Fernández Central Midfield	Chalobah Centre-Back
Colwill Centre-Back	Delap Centre-Forward Pedro 54	Santos Defensive Midfield Essugo 90	Sanchez Goalkeeper
Cucurella Left-Back	Neto Right Winger Dewsbury-H 87	Gusto Right-Back

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291

498

Passes accurate

235

435

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Description

Chelsea faced Palmeiras in Philadelphia with a place in the semi-final at stake. The Blues entered as the only remaining English team, boosted by wins over Benfica and Flamengo, while missing Moisés Caicedo due to suspension. Palmeiras, unbeaten so far, topped their group, including a narrow extra-time win over Botafogo. The Paraguayan teen Estêvão—a future Chelsea player—added an emotionally charged subplot as he prepared to face his next club in what could be his final game for Palmeiras.

Chelsea had the edge in control and shot creation, with Pedro Neto in form and Cole Palmer expected to lead the attack. Palmeiras relied on technical midfielders like Raphael Veiga and homegrown talent to level the contest.

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Chelsea took the lead in the 16th minute through Cole Palmer, capitalizing on early dominance. Estêvão struck back for Palmeiras in the 53rd minute with a stunning finish from a tight angle—earning Man of the Match honours despite the loss. The decisive moment came in the 83rd minute when Malo Gusto’s cross deflected off Giay and goalkeeper Weverton into his own net, sealing a nervy 2–1 win for Chelsea.

Chelsea outshot Palmeiras 19–7 and controlled possession, though Palmeiras showed grit and technical quality. The win sets up a semi-final showdown against Fluminense.

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