Chelsea face LAFC in Atlanta on Monday night in both clubs’ opening match of the 2025 Club World Cup, with the Blues looking to build on a successful end to 2024/25.

The Club World Cup is fast approaching and the details of when Chelsea will fly out to the United States have been revealed.

A comprehensive look at each of the teams competing in the FIFA Club World Cup along with their top players and group play schedule.

Chelsea play a Pep Guardiola-influenced style: a possession-focused, positional game. The nominal starting formation is a standard 4-3-3 but one of Maresca’s full-backs will usually ‘ invert’, often into the base of midfield and sometimes into one of the attacking half-spaces.

The 32-team global competition to be played in the U.S. includes six games at the Rose Bowl – and two with UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.

Chelsea heads into the FIFA Club World Cup as a top contender for the title. It's chasing just its second title after winning its first in 2021, the same year it one the Champions League.

Estevao Willian brings an end to his time at Palmeiras at the Club World Cup. The 18-year-old will officially join up with Chelsea this summer after the Blues agreed a deal for an initial £29m fee last year. Before he turns his focus to Chelsea, Estevao will be desperate to bring down the curtain on his Palmeiras career on a high.

Riot police, fire and a chainsaw provided a violent backdrop to Club World Cup qualification for Esperance de Tunis. Esperance will travel to the United States as the most successful team in the