IFFHS DAILY STATS - CLUB WORLD CUP
Picture : Joao Pedro scored his first goals for Chelsea just against his boyhood club. He joined Fluminense in 2011 and stayed until moving to Watford in 2020.
Club World Cup statistics (Semi-finals, 8 July)
Fluminense vs Chelsea 0-2
*After the Fluminense's defeat, only European clubs remained in the fight for the trophy: Chelsea will play vs Real or PSG in the final.
The last non-European team to win the Club World Cup was Corinthians, who lifted the trophy in 2012.
In the tournament's history, clubs outside Europe have only won the tournament 4 times: Corinthians have done it twice, Internacional and Sao Paulo once each.
*Chelsea reached the CWC final for the 3rd time in history, after 2012 (when they lost to Corinthians 0-1) and 2021 (beat Palmeiras 2-1).
*Chelsea and Fluminense met for the first time in their history.
*Fluminense became already 3rd Brazilian side Chelsea have faced in this CWC edition, after losing 1-3 in the group stage against Flamengo and then defeating Palmeiras 2-1 in the quarter-finals.
*Fluminense have faced English in a competitive match for the 2nd time, after suffering a 0-4 defeat to Manchester City in the final of the 2023 Club World Cup.
*It was Chelsea’s 38th semi-final in all major competitions since 2000; they advanced to the final on 26 occasions out of the previous 37.
*The Blues have won 13 of their last 15 matches in all competitions, losing only at Newcastle United and to Flamengo (both times finishing with a man down).
*Fluminense suffered their first loss in 12 matches across all competitions. In the previous 11 games, they got 8 wins and 3 draws.
*Real Madrid remain now the only team who can lift the CWC trophy undefeated.
*Chelsea’s new signing (ex-Brighton) Joao Pedro made a brace at his full debut (before that, he had only one appearance as a sub).
*Joao Pedro scored his first goals for Chelsea just against his boyhood club. He joined Fluminense in 2011 and stayed until moving to Watford in 2020.
*Joao Pedro became the first player in this tournament to score against his former team.