Chelsea face LAFC in Atlanta on Monday night in both clubs’ opening match of the 2025 Club World Cup, with the Blues looking to build on a successful end to 2024/25.

The last side to book their place at the Club World Cup face off against one of the first to have stamped their passage to the United States on Sunday as Chelsea and Los Angeles FC meet at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Arena.

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The Club World Cup is fast approaching and the details of when Chelsea will fly out to the United States have been revealed.

A comprehensive look at each of the teams competing in the FIFA Club World Cup along with their top players and group play schedule.

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.

The 32-team global competition to be played in the U.S. includes six games at the Rose Bowl – and two with UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has laid down the importance of the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup campaign ahead of next week’s opening fixture against Wydad AC.City are representing the