Chelsea earned the right to compete in the World Cup by winning Europe in the now distant 2021. In recent years, they may not have deserved to be among the 32 best teams, but at the start of the World Cup they behaved like great teams do.
The Blues didn't have many problems in the first round of Group D - the club from Stamford in Atlanta beat Los Angeles 1-2.
It was the first competitive match in history between an English and American team.
Chelsea took the lead in the 34th minute after a masterstroke by Pedro Neto - The Portuguese player made a brilliant fake to knock out Ryan Hollingshead, then scored a goal against the legendary Hugo Lloris..
Los Angeles didn't play badly, they had their chances, but the first three points for the "blues" were a dot. scored by Enco Fernandes - after an assist from new signing Liam Delap.
In the second half, Olivier Giroud also played for the American team - the guy who won the Champions League with Chelsea in the aforementioned 2021. However, he didn't help the team from California either.
At exactly midnight, a great match will be played between Boca Juniors and Benfica at the Club World Cup, after fans of the Argentine giants have been putting on a show in Miami for days.
Three hours after midnight, Flamengo and Esperance from Tunisia will meet, while tomorrow Fluminense - Borussia Dortmund (18pm) and River Plate - Urawa (21pm) will also play.
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