Our first group stage game sees us face late-entrants Los Angeles FC, who were granted the opportunity to get Club León’s spot after the Liga MX side were kicked due to their shared ownership structure with fellow qualifiers Club Pachuca. LAFC beat Club América in a one-game playoff to earn their chance against Chelsea, Flamengo, and ES Tunis.

Liam Delap will hope to make his first appearance for Chelsea when the Blues get their Club World Cup campaign underway against LAFC.The £30million signing is competing with Nicolas Jackson for a starting spot in attack.

New Chelsea signings Liam Delap, Dario Essugo, Mamadou Sarr could all make their debuts, as Enzo Maresca is going to go all out to win this competition. Most of Chelsea’s players have only just linked up with the squad after international duty, so it will be intriguing to see who is given a bit of a break at the start of the tournament.

CHELSEA could unleash a brand new SPINE at the Club World Cup with six new stars hoping to make their debuts today. The Blues are kicking off their US adventure against MLS heavyweights LAFC

Live stream: Viewers can also watch the action live online via channel5.com and the DAZN website, which are both free with a registration. DAZN is the global broadcaster of the new-look Club World Cup and will show all 63 matches of the competition.

The officials have been confirmed for the Club World Cup clash between Chelsea and LAFC at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, United States.

Maresca isn't ruling out a "very difficult" Club World Cup opener against LAFC: "I'm never confident, I don't know if it's something good or something bad, but I think because of the technology today, any game can be difficult. They can watch many games about us, we can watch many games about them, so every game becomes very complicated."

Chelsea vs LAFC kicks off at 8pm on Monday 6 June. The match will be available to watch live on Channel 5. Chelsea vs LAFC, along with every match at the Club World Cup, will also be broadcast live on DAZN. All 63 matches will broadcast globally for free when you sign up for a free DAZN account.

Enzo Maresca has commenced his Chelsea tenure, leading the team's initial training in Philadelphia ahead of their Club World Cup debut against LAFC in Atlanta. Maresca has made selection decisions, integrating new signings like Liam Delap,

Olivier Giroud will not recognise many faces at his former club Chelsea but is looking forward to LAFC showing how MLS stacks up.

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