Chelsea begin their 2025 Club World Cup campaign against LAFC on Monday in Atlanta. After arriving at their Philadelphia base in the United States on Friday, which saw Chelsea name an initial 28-man squad for the competition, Enzo Maresca's side are preparing to target more silverware following their Conference League triumph last month.

Chelsea have confirmed their squad for the Club World Cup with Andrey Santos and Liam Delap included but no place for Djordje Petrovic. Chelsea kick off their campaign in FIFA’s newly-expanded tournament next week,

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.

Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has opened up on the Club World Cup and the confidence within the Blues squad.

Chelsea play a Pep Guardiola-influenced style: a possession-focused, positional game. The nominal starting formation is a standard 4-3-3 but one of Maresca’s full-backs will usually ‘ invert’, often into the base of midfield and sometimes into one of the attacking half-spaces.

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.

As though the mini transfer window deadline last night wasn’t exciting enough, the Club World Cup continues to delivery with more drama focused around the squad announcement for the tournament

CHELSEA have left out goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from their Club World Cup squad – causing fans to fume. The Blues kick off their campaign in the expanded 32-team tournament on Monday