Chelsea’s Club World Cup opponent confirmed
From the official Chelsea FC website:
Chelsea will kick-off our FIFA Club World Cup campaign against Los Angeles FC, after the American side defeated Club America in a play-off to reach the competition.
The MLS side won 2-1 after extra-time and will become our first opponent in the States, with our clash with them scheduled for June 16. They replace Club Leon, who were removed from the competition earlier this year.
The fixture will take place on Monday, June 16 at 3pm (8pm UK time) at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
They join us, Flamengo and Es Tunis in Group D of the newly revamped competition. Former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is on the books of LAFC, so he will be reunited with the Blues when we meet later this month!
LAFC are the third MLS side involved in the tournament on home soil, joining Inter Miami and Seattle Sounders.
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