{"id":40252,"date":"2025-07-08T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T21:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/fluminense-0-2-chelsea-there-will-be-european-final-in-club-world-cup_313434_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:27:39","slug":"fluminense-0-2-chelsea-there-will-be-european-final-in-club-world-cup_313434_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/fluminense-0-2-chelsea-there-will-be-european-final-in-club-world-cup_313434_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Fluminense 0-2 Chelsea: there will be a European final in the Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea did their homework against Fluminense and became the first finalist of the Club World Cup. A brace from Joao Pedro made the difference for the ‘blues’ (0-2)<\/h2> \r\n
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The 2025 Club World Cup will have a European final. Chelsea<\/a> eliminated Brazilian Fluminense (0-2) and now awaits Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> or Real Madrid<\/a>, who will define the second finalist of the tournament organized by FIFA on Wednesday.<\/p>

Thanks to a brace from Joao Pedro<\/strong>, the London team will play in the World Cup final. The 23-year-old striker was on vacation with Brighton<\/strong>, but the ‘blues’ paid 63.7 million euros for his transfer and he joined the team just before the quarter-finals.<\/p>

After a first phase with some doubts after the defeat on the second matchday against Flamengo (1-3), Enzo Maresca’s team eliminated Benfica (1-4 in extra time) and Palmeiras (1-2) to get among the four best teams in the World Cup, along with PSG and Madrid.<\/p>

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There, Fluminense awaited them, a great surprise in the final draw after surprising Inter Milan in the round of 16 (0-2) and beating Al Hilal in the quarter-finals (2-1). The Saudi team had just eliminated Manchester City in what was the great upset of the tournament, but could not overcome a Brazilian team very well organized in defense.<\/p>

However, against Chelsea, the ‘Fluzao’ could not maintain the solidity that characterized it throughout the World Cup<\/strong>. Renato Ga\u00facho’s team arrived undefeated in the ‘semis’, with 3 wins and 2 draws, but a brace from their former youth player Joao Pedro left them without options in New Jersey.<\/p>

Joao Pedro applied the ‘ex-player rule’ twice to eliminate Fluminense<\/h2>

In a nearly full MetLife Stadium, the English took control of the match from the start, completing a superb first half hour. Despite the heat, the ‘blue’ team authoritatively controlled the midfield, thanks to the great work of Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez and Mois\u00e9s Caicedo.<\/p>

\u00a1ES UN GOL BRUTAL! \u00a1ES UN GOL QUE NO CELEBRA EN SE\u00d1AL DE RESPETO A FLUMINENSE! \ud83d\ude4c

Joao Pedro nos regala una de las obras de arte de este Mundial \ud83d\ude80@FIFACWC<\/a> | Todos los partidos gratis en https:\/\/t.co\/yWCWbevPop<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wvfKqkArMP<\/a><\/p> \u2014 DAZN F\u00fatbol (@DAZNFutbol) July 8, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

In the 18th minute, Joao Pedro, former youth player of ‘Flu’, took advantage of a short clearance from Thiago Silva<\/strong> to settle towards his right and take a placed shot to the angle, impossible for goalkeeper F\u00e1bio. Fluminense reacted with a chance saved on the line by Cucurella and a penalty hand correctly disallowed thanks to the intervention of the VAR.<\/p>

After the break, Chelsea took advantage of the offensive changes made by Renato Ga\u00facho to hurt on the counterattack. In the 56′, a quick exit allowed Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez to filter a pass to Joao Pedro. The ’20’, with time and space, profiled himself to take another implacable right-footed shot<\/strong> directly to the crossbar, breaking F\u00e1bio’s goal.<\/p>

JOAO PEDRO PRIME \ud83d\udc10

Estaba de vacaciones, vino al Mundial hace d\u00edas y vaya GOLAZOS que mete \ud83d\ude33@FIFACWC<\/a> | Todos los partidos gratis en https:\/\/t.co\/OFe1FpBGjK<\/a> #FIFACWC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/JFjrS49oUB<\/a><\/p> \u2014 DAZN Espa\u00f1a (@DAZN_ES) July 8, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>