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PSG, Chelsea set for Club World Cup final showdown

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, Joao Pedro and Moises Caicedo celebrate after their 2025 Fifa Club World Cup semi-final match against Fluminense  at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 8, 2025.

Photo credit: Reuters

What you need to know:

  • The Parisians, fresh off their maiden Champions League triumph last month, are chasing their first world title.
  • Chelsea have rallied in the tournament and the final gives manager Enzo Maresca a chance for redemption.

Paris St Germain (PSG) will face Chelsea in the final of Fifa’s revamped 32-team Club World Cup on Sunday, capping off a month-long tournament in the United States that, while sparking debates about the weather and calendar, has delivered drama akin to a nations' World Cup.

The French and English sides, two of European football's most powerful and richest clubs, will compete for the honour of being the first champions of Fifa's expanded competition, created with the promise of revolutionising club football and as a glittering curtain-raiser for the 2026 World Cup in North America.