The heavyweight clash in Group D will see Chelsea take on Brazilian heavyweights Flamengo in the second group game, with both starting their Club World Cup 2025 campaign with a win.
FLMG vs CHE Match Details
Date: Friday, 20 June 2025
Time: 14:00 (EDT) / 23:30 (IST)
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
FLMG vs CHE Match Preview
Flamengo extended their winning run to five and maintained a nine-game unbeaten streak by opening their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Espérance de Tunis. Having scored in three of his last four competitive games, Giorgian De Arrascaeta scored the opener in the 17th minute with provider-turned-scorer Luiz Araujo sealing the deal with a left-footed curler 20 minutes from time. While the Tunisian side gave the club some nervous moments, the club based in Rio de Janeiro dominated the match with a 69% share of possession and outshooting the opposition in almost every phase of the game. Such a comfortable win with a fourth consecutive clean sheet set Filipe Luis’s team up well against his former side, Chelsea, whom he played for a season. Like them, the Premier League giants are arriving in this contest with a win in their bag, making this a group winner-deciding encounter. The three-time Copa Libertadores winner is aware of the severe challenge on Friday, but Rubro-Negro would want to show their might against an esteemed European side and steal a result that will make their path to the knockouts easier.
Enzo Maresca’s side grabbed a 2-0 victory against a stubborn Los Angeles FC, with Pedro Neto’s excellent goal in the 34th minute and substitute Enzo Fernandez finishing a brilliant cross from Liam Delap on his debut off the bench. That victory means the Blues have now registered nine wins out of 10 games, with five clean sheets, including their 4-1 victory against Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League final last month. Carrying an excellent form and opening the Club World Cup 2025 on a winning note puts Chelsea on the edge of a Round of 16 qualification. A victory against Flamengo and a failure by Tunis to register three points in their game against LAFC will be enough for the English side to book their place in the next round with a game to spare. However, the game against the Brazilian giants will not be straightforward, as they too are carrying a sublime form and boast top-level European league experience in their squad. The West London club also faced some issues in their opening game, which they will want to rectify to fulfil their objective on the day.
FLMG vs CHE Recent Form (all competitions)
FLMG: WWWWW
CHE: LWWWW
FLMG vs CHE Recent Form (CWC 2025)
FLMG: W
CHE: W
FLMG vs CHE Team News
Flamengo are expected to call back ex-Juventus left-back Alex Sandro into the side after missing their tournament opener with an injury. Meanwhile, the 2021 Champions League winner with Chelsea, Jorginho, will line up against his former side after making his debut for his new club in the previous game.
The Blues are facing the same dilemma as in their last game to start summer signing Liam Delap up front instead of Nicholas Jackson. With the competition giving the platform to offer more minutes to new players to adapt to the club’s system early, with the striker picking up an assist on his debut as a substitute, he has a strong case to make.
FLMG vs CHE Predicted Lineup
Flamengo
Rossi; Varela, Ortiz, Pereira, Sandro; Pulgar, Jorginho; Gerson, De Arrascaeta, Araujo; Henrique
Chelsea
Sanchez; James, Colwill, Adarabioyo, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Madueke; Delap
FLMG vs CHE Dream11 Match Prediction
An intense game is expected, with two in-form teams clashing against each other for the highly sought-after top spot in the group. Flamengo showed their immense quality in their competition opener and could go toe-to-toe against any side on the day. However, Chelsea seems to have a bit more quality and depth in their squad to swing the game in their favour. We predict a narrow 2-1 win for the Blues, although a high-scoring draw could not be ruled out.
FLMG vs CHE Dream11 Team Top picks
Captain Pick: Enzo Fernandez
Vice-captain Picks: Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Luiz Araujo
FLMG vs CHE Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Rossi (Cr - 7)
DEF: Sandro (Cr - 8.5), Colwilll (Cr - 8), Cucurella (Cr - 9)
MID: Palmer (Cr - 9), Fernandez (Cr - 9), Jorginho (Cr - 8), De Arrascaeta (Cr - 9), Araujo (Cr - 8.5)
FW: Neto (Cr - 8), Delap (Cr - 7)
Vice-captain: Pedro Neto
Captain: Enzo Fernandez
