Chelsea will be aiming to ride a wave of positivity into the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as they attempt to leave their mark on the reformatted tournament in the United States. Qualifying for the Champions League and winning the Europa Conference League made for the perfect end to the 2024–25 campaign for the Blues,

Chelsea have confirmed their squad for the Club World Cup with Andrey Santos and Liam Delap included but no place for Djordje Petrovic. Chelsea kick off their campaign in FIFA’s newly-expanded tournament next week,

First up in the group stage for us will be Los Angeles FC, the MLS side who ended up replacing Club León in this competition. LAFC are in the middle of their season, with their form improving, so they will pose a pretty good challenge. They finished top of the Western Conference last year before losing in the quarterfinals of the MLS Playoffs.