FIFA Club World Cup
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Chelsea and Benfica meet at Bank America Stadium in the second last-16 tie at the 2025 Club World Cup.
A place in the quarter-final is the prize after both sides navigated their way through the group stages.
Benfica topped their group ahead of Bayern Munich, while Chelsea were runners-up to Flamengo.
You can sign up to DAZN to watch every FIFA Club World Cup game for free.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is a little different with 32 teams competing — when the previous 20 editions never brought together more than eight clubs each.
Still, the legacy of those early years will continue and a host of famous names will be looking to add to their previous victories.
Here are the most successful clubs in this competition’s history:
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Real Madrid (2014, 2016-18, 2022)
🏆🏆🏆 Barcelona (2009, 2011, 2015)
🏆🏆 Corinthians (2000, 2012), Bayern Munich (2013, 2020)
🏆 São Paulo (2005), Internacional (2006), Milan (2007), Manchester United (2008), Inter (2010), Liverpool (2019), Chelsea (2021), Manchester City (2023)
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Here's how things looked in the table after all Chelsea's group D games…
As for Chelsea, they came through the group stage but surprisingly did not top it as they were caught out by one of the surprise packages at the Club World Cup so far.
Here's how they made it to this stage:
Here's how things looked in the table after all Benfica's group C games…
After a tricky start, things could not have gone any better for Benfica at the Club World Cup so far.
They made it through to this stage of the competition after topping their group. Here's how they did it:
Bank of America Stadium is an open-air, multi-use ground home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and MLS side Charlotte FC, in Charlotte, among the newest “soccer cities” in the country.
It has become a routine stop for international friendlies and CONCACAF Gold Cup clashes, including hosting Mexico’s sizable community of fans in the Southeast.
Charlotte FC draws big crowds, as well, and with Bayern Munich playing here today, a solid turnout of fans is expected in the Queen City.
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All matches at this Club World Cup are available to watch on DAZN, so you can watch this afternoon's game in the United States and anywhere else that has access to DAZN.
The match kicks off at 4pm ET, 1pm PT in the United States.
That works out as 9pm BST in the UK and Portugal
Hello everyone!
Our 2025 Club World Cup coverage continues today with a clash of two European titans: Benfica and Chelsea.
Both had steady group phase performances to qualify for the knockout stages, but will be keen to dump out a continental rival to advance to the next round.
Who will prevail? The Athletic is the best place to find out.