- The Fluminense vs Chelsea FIFA Club World Cup 2025 fixture will take place at the MetLife Stadium on Tuesday, July 8 from 10 PM EAT.
- The loser in the Fluminense vs Chelsea clash will not play in the third-place play-off since the rules do not allow it.
- Some of the players who will miss the Fluminense vs Chelsea semi-final due to yellow cards accumulation are Liam Delap, Levi Colwill, Matheus Martinelli and Juan Freytes.
Fluminense vs Chelsea are set to clash in the first semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 on Tuesday night, July 8 at the MetLife Stadium.
The winner of the Fluminense vs Chelsea match will play either PSG or Real Madrid, who are scheduled to battle it out on Wednesday.
Chelsea, who are the favorites to proceed to the final, have had an excellent run in the expanded tournament that saw them beat Palmeiras, which is also from Brazil, 2-1 in the quarterfinal.
On the other hand, Fluminense defeated Al-Hilal 2-1 in a tough quarterfinal that was played at the Camping World Stadium on Friday, July 4.
Here are the key details and stats you need to know ahead of the Fluminense vs Fluminense FIFA Club World Cup semi-final fixture.
Chelsea have posted mixed results against Brazilian clubs at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025
Chelsea, who have won the Premier League title several times, have played two matches against Brazilian opponents at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 so far.
The Enzo Maresca coached side suffered a painful 3-1 defeat to Flamengo in their second group match before going on to beat Palmeiras 2-1 in the quarter-finals.
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Fluminense are unbeaten in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025
The other key stat about the upcoming Fluminense vs Chelsea clash is that the latter are yet to suffer a defeat in the expanded tournament.
Fluminense started their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 campaign with a barren draw against Borussia Dortmund before going on to hammer Ulsan 4-2. In addition, the Renato Gaúcho tutored side played to a 0-0 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns.
After their group fixtures, they went on to inflict a 2-0 defeat on Inter Milan before squeezing past Al-Hilal in the quarterfinal.
The club, which is nicknamed ‘Tricolor” also have a solid backline that is likely to help them skin Chelsea on Tuesday.
Fluminense and Chelsea have taken the highest combined short corners at FIFA Club World Cup 2025
Another crucial statistic ahead of the Fluminense vs Chelsea semi-final showdown is that the two clubs have registered the highest combined short corners at the tournament.
Chelsea have taken the highest short corners (23) while Fluminense, who have had eight of them.
In fact, a short corner routine from Chelsea helped them to score and beat Palmeiras in the quarterfinal. That was the only short corner from the 23 they have taken that resulted in a goal.
Finally, it is also important to understand that the loser in the Fluminense vs Chelsea match will not compete in the third-place play-off because the regulations do not allow it.
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