Premier League giants Chelsea face European champions France in the final of the first 32-team FIFA Club World Cup at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
CHE vs PSG Match Details
Date: Sunday, 13 July 2025 / Monday, 14 July 2025
Time: 15:00 (EDT) / 00:30 (IST)
Venue: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
CHE vs PSG Match Preview
Few would have predicted that Chelsea would reach the final of the 2025 Club World Cup, but here they are, competing for their second title on the world stage. This time, it feels even more special as they are in the showpiece of an expanded competition that aims to become a grand tournament in the future. The Blues have remained perfect in the competition aside from a 3-1 loss to Flamengo in the second group game and even avenged that result by beating two Brazilian sides on their way to reaching the final. The latest of which came in the 2-0 win over Fluminense, with new signing João Pedro scoring a stunning brace against his boyhood club. It has been a smooth ride for Enzo Maresca’s side as they avoided big hitters by staying on the favourable side of the bracket. However, they won’t be lucky anymore as they take on the bulldozing European champions in the showpiece. Chelsea won their first Club World Cup prize after winning the Champions League unexpectedly four years ago, which also became the last trophy in Roman Abramovich’s era, so winning the trophy this time could start a trend for the new crop of talents who already won the UEFA Conference League last May. Winning back-to-back trophies will boost the transition work under the current ownership after the early slump, but to achieve glory they have to beat the best team in Europe.
Record five-time winners of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid, became the latest victim of the demolition job PSG has inflicted on European heavyweights in their journey to win the historic Champions League title and are now on course to complete a sensational quadruple by reaching a fourth consecutive final. The Parisians went 2-0 up inside 10 minutes when they were gifted the goals by Los Blancos’ centre-backs Raul Asencio and Rudiger to Fabian Ruiz and Ousmane Dembele, his first start in the competition after recovering from a thigh injury. The Spaniard completed his brace in the 24th minute to pile more misery before Goncalo Ramos sealed the 4-0 victory deep into the second half. Luis Enrique’s men registered their fifth win of the competition and apart from a shock 1-0 loss to Botafogo, have kept a clean sheet in the rest of their games with a tournament-high 16 goals scored. With three victories ending in 4-0s being on the toughest side of the bracket and belittling four top Premier League outfits to secure the Champions League crown, it will be the surprise of the season if the European champions don’t maintain supremacy against Chelsea in Sunday’s showpiece. After hitting Inter Milan 5-0 only a week after a 3-0 win in the Coupe de France final, the French champions are looking for another show of goals to strike more fear into their opposition ahead of the new season.
CHE vs PSG Recent Form (Club World Cup 2025)
CHE: LWWWW
PSG: LWWWW
CHE vs PSG Dream11 Team News
Moises Caicedo has overcome an ankle issue to feature for Chelsea in the Club World Cup final, with Joao Pedro continuing to spearhead the attack despite Liam Delap completing his suspension. However, the Blues will have several players missing for the showpiece, including Noni Madueke, whose transfer to rivals Arsenal is getting closer. Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia are struggling with muscle injuries, while Benoit Badiashile is also a doubt. New arrivals Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Estevao, who faced the Blues with Palmeiras in the last-16, are ineligible. Levi Colwill has cleared his suspension to feature in the back-four again.
Meanwhile, Willian Pacho’s suspension from his straight red card against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals means Lucas Beraldo continues to partner captain Marquinhos at centre-back while Ousmane Dembele continues to lead the line in the unchanged eleven from the last game. Lucas Hernandez is the other player suspended from the otherwise fit squad available to Enrique.
CHE vs PSG Predicted Lineup
Chelsea
Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Nkunku; Pedro
PSG
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Doue, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia
CHE vs PSG Dream11 Match Prediction
This final will likely go in one direction unless Chelsea discovers a performance that has never been achieved against a fully strengthened, formidable European champion to claim the title. Enrique’s side has won three times against the Blues, including in the last two meetings a decade ago, despite not being in their days, so it is only left to guess what this rampaging machine could do. Knowing it's a final and the Blues will show more spirit than the other side has faced in the competition, we predict a 3-0 win for PSG, but it could be more.
CHE vs PSG Dream11 Team Top picks
Captain Pick: Ousmane Dembele
Vice-captain Picks: Fabian Ruiz, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, Desire Doue
CHE vs PSG Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Sanchez (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 158)
DEF: Hakimi (Cr - 9, Pts - 458), Mendes (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 261), Cucurella (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 211)
MID: Palmer (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 217), Enzo (Cr - 9, Pts - 245), Ruiz (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 310), Vitinha (Cr - 9, Pts - 161), Palmer (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 217), Kvaratskhelia (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 252)
FW: Doue (Cr - 8, Pts - 233), Dembele (Cr - 9, Pts - 143)
Vice-captain: Fabian Ruiz
Captain: Ousmane Dembele
