Chelsea will play in the Club World Cup for the first time since their 2021 triumph in the competition when they face Los Angeles FC on Tuesday.
The game at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium pits the Premier League team against MLS opponents who played their first match as a club in 2018.
LAFC’s squad includes former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud, who won the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup during his time at Stamford Bridge between 2018 and 2021.
101GreatGoals.com has you covered for the line-ups, team news and confirmed starting sides for Chelsea vs LAFC in the 2025 Club World Cup.
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Chelsea lineup vs LAFC
Chelsea have three new signings in their squad: centre-back Mamadou Sarr, midfielder Dario Essugo and forward Liam Delap, all of whom start on the bench.
Defender Wesley Fofana remains out with a long-term thigh injury and 18-year-old midfielder Kendry Paez, who is expected to join Strasbourg on loan, is not in the squad.
Winger Mykhailo Mudryk has not played since November and was announced in December to have tested positive for a banned substance.
Chelsea starting XI: Sanchez; James, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Lavia; Madueke, Palmer, Pedro Neto; Jackson
Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Sarr, Anselmino, Essugo, Fernandez, Andrey Santos, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Nkunku, Delap, Guiu
Los Angeles FC lineup vs Chelsea
LAFC midfielder Odin Holm has been out since April with a leg injury, but former Ajax and Manchester City prospect Javairo Dilrosun joined on loan last week from Mexican team Club America with an option to buy the winger.
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris faced Chelsea 19 times in the Premier League during his 11-and-a-half seasons with former club Tottenham, losing nine times and keeping three clean sheets. Giroud starts on the bench.
Los Angeles FC starting XI: Lloris; Segura, Long, Palencia, Hollingshead; Igor Jesus, Delgado, Tillman; Ordaz, Bouanga, Ebobisse
Subs: To follow
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How to watch Chelsea v LAFC: Live stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Monday is at 20:00 BST, with free live coverage on Channel 5 starting at 19:00.
John Obi Mikel, Sami Khedira, Ronaldo, Christian Vieri, Shay Given, Callum Wilson, Andros Townsend, Ade Oladipo, Kelly Somers and Fabrizio Romano are among the broadcaster’s pundits and presenters.
The co-commentators are Andros Townsend, Michael Brown, Brad Friedel, Rob Green, Danny Higginbotham, Don Hutchison, Jonas Olsson and Anita Asante.
A highlights and analysis show, The Press, will be presented by James Alcott and Julien Laurens and analyse each day’s games on 5’s streaming service.
Chelsea Fifa Club World Cup 2025 fixtures, schedule, results
Here’s when and where Chelsea play each of their initial rivals.
Monday, June 16
Chelsea vs LAFC (Atlanta, 20:00)
Friday, June 20
Flamengo vs Chelsea (Philadelphia, 19:00)
Wednesday, June 25
Esperance vs Chelsea (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Chelsea Club World Cup knockout stage path
Chelsea will be eliminated from the Club World Cup if they finish outside of the top two in their group. Otherwise, they will advance to a last-16 match against a team from Group C, which contains Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors and Benfica.
That game will be on Saturday, June 28 and take place in Charlotte at 21:00 if they are runners-up in their group or be held on Sunday, June 29 in Miami at 21:00 if they win their section.
Should they reach the quarter-finals, Chelsea will face a team from Group A – Palmeiras, Al-Ahly, Porto or Inter Miami – or Group B, which features Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo and Seattle Sounders.
That game will take place on Saturday, July 5 in Philadelphia at 02:00 if they are runners-up or in Atlanta at 17:00 if they win their group.
Their semi-final will be in New Jersey, taking place at 20:00 on Tuesday, July 8 if they are runners-up or at the same time on Wednesday, July 9 if they win their group.
The final is also in New Jersey at 20:00 on Sunday, July 13.
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Chelsea Club World Cup squad
Goalkeepers: Filip Jorgensen, Mike Penders, Robert Sanchez, Gaga Slonina
Defenders: Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Aaron Anselmino, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella, Malo Gusto, Reece James, Mamadou Sarr
Midfielders: Moises Caicedo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dario Essugo, Enzo Fernandez, Romeo Lavia, Andrey Santos
Forwards: Liam Delap, Tyrique George, Marc Guiu, Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, Pedro Neto, Christopher Nkunku, Cole Palmer
