2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group D

Group D was one of eight groups in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer tournament hosted in the United States and organized by FIFA. It comprised four teams: Flamengo of Brazil; Espérance de Tunis of Tunisia; Chelsea of England; and Los Angeles FC of the United States. Teams qualified by winning the respective continental club championships of their confederation or through a ranking of their performance in competitions. Only two clubs per country were allowed to qualify unless three or four won their respective continental club championship. The 2025 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup is the first in the tournament's history to be played under its quadrennial format with 32 teams.[1] The group's matches began on June 16 and concluded on June 24.[2]

Teams

The four teams in Group D were decided by the FIFA Club World Cup draw held by FIFA on December 5, 2024, in the Miami area. The 32 participants were divided into four pots based on their confederation and ranking within FIFA's club ranking system.[3] Each of the eight groups would receive one team from each pot. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for those from UEFA, which had twelve slots; teams from the same national association were not able to be drawn into the same group.[4]

2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group D draw
Draw position Team Association[4] Pot[4] Confederation[4] Method of
qualification[3] 		Date of
qualification 		Appearance Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
D1 Flamengo  Brazil 1 CONMEBOL Winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores March 14, 2023[a] 3rd 2022 Runners-up (2019)
D2 Espérance de Tunis  Tunisia 4 CAF CAF four-year ranking (1st among eligible) April 26, 2024 4th 2019 Fifth place (2018, 2019)
D3 Chelsea  England 2 UEFA Winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League March 14, 2023[a] 3rd 2021 Winners (2021)
D4 Los Angeles FC[b]  United States 3 CONCACAF Winners of play-in match May 31, 2025 1st — —

Notes

  1. ^ a b Qualification was confirmed on this date by FIFA.
  2. ^ Originally, León was set to participate in the tournament as the winner of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. On March 21, 2025, the team was removed from the competition due to violating the FIFA Appeal Committee's rules on multi-club ownership, as León and Pachuca have the same owner. On May 6, 2025, the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by León, Pachuca, and Alajuelense. FIFA confirmed León's exclusion and that the winner of the playoff match between Los Angeles FC and América would qualify for the Club World Cup.[5][6][7][8] On May 31, Los Angeles FC beat América 2–1 in extra time to claim the final tournament spot.[9]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flamengo 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Chelsea 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Espérance de Tunis 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3
4 Los Angeles FC 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:[10]

  • The winners of Group D, Flamengo, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Bayern Munich.
  • The runners-up of Group D, Chelsea, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Benfica.

Matches

Matches took place from June 16 to 24. All times listed are local.

Chelsea vs Los Angeles FC

Chelsea 2–0 Los Angeles FC
  • Neto 34'
  • Fernández 79'
 Report
Attendance: 22,137[11]
Chelsea[12]
Los Angeles FC[12]
GK 1 Robert Sánchez
RB 24 Reece James (c)  36'  46'
CB 4 Tosin Adarabioyo  45'
CB 6 Levi Colwill
LB 3 Marc Cucurella  75'
CM 45 Roméo Lavia  46'
CM 25 Moisés Caicedo  84'
AM 10 Cole Palmer  84'
RF 7 Pedro Neto
CF 15 Nicolas Jackson  64'
LF 11 Noni Madueke  64'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Enzo Fernández  46'
DF 27 Malo Gusto  46'
FW 32 Tyrique George  64'
FW 9 Liam Delap  64'
MF 14 Dário Essugo  84'
FW 18 Christopher Nkunku  84'
Manager:
Enzo Maresca
GK 1 Hugo Lloris
RB 14 Sergi Palencia  90+2'
CB 33 Aaron Long (c)
CB 4 Eddie Segura
LB 24 Ryan Hollingshead
DM 6 Igor Jesus  81'
CM 8 Mark Delgado  87'
CM 11 Timothy Tillman  87'
RF 27 Nathan Ordaz  38'
CF 17 Jeremy Ebobisse  46'
LF 99 Denis Bouanga
Substitutions:
FW 30 David Martínez  58'  38'
FW 9 Olivier Giroud  46'
MF 23 Frankie Amaya  81'
MF 20 Yaw Yeboah  87'
DF 5 Marlon  87'
Manager:
Steve Cherundolo

Man of the Match:
Pedro Neto (Chelsea)[13]

Assistant referees:[12]
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)
Fourth official:
Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Hernán Mastrángelo (Argentina)
Support video assistant referee:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Flamengo vs Espérance de Tunis

Flamengo 2–0 Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Attendance: 25,797[14]
Flamengo[15]
Espérance de Tunis[15]
GK 1 Agustín Rossi
RB 2 Guillermo Varela
CB 3 Léo Ortiz
CB 4 Léo Pereira
LB 6 Ayrton Lucas
CM 5 Erick Pulgar
CM 21 Jorginho  74'
RW 7 Luiz Araújo  90+1'
AM 10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta  73'
LW 8 Gerson (c)  65'
CF 9 Pedro  65'
Substitutions:
FW 27 Bruno Henrique  84'  65'
FW 50 Gonzalo Plata  65'
FW 30 Michael  73'
MF 29 Allan  74'
FW 11 Everton  90+1'
Manager:
Filipe Luís
GK 32 Bechir Ben Saïd
RB 2 Mohamed Ben Ali  25'  84'
CB 5 Yassine Meriah (c)
CB 15 Mohamed Amine Tougai  69'
LB 20 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
CM 38 Khalil Guenichi  64'  75'
CM 14 Onuche Ogbelu
RW 10 Yan Sasse  46'
AM 36 Chiheb Jebali  46'
LW 11 Youcef Belaïli  38'
CF 9 Rodrigo Rodrigues  75'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Abdramane Konaté  46'
FW 24 Elias Mokwana  46'
FW 19 Achref Jabri  75'
MF 4 Mohamed Wael Derbali  75'
DF 13 Raed Bouchniba  84'
Manager:
Maher Kanzari

Man of the Match:
Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo)[13]

Assistant referees:[15]
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Video assistant referee:
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fu Ming (China)
Support video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Flamengo vs Chelsea

Flamengo 3–1 Chelsea
 Report Neto 13'
Attendance: 54,619[16]
Flamengo[17]
Chelsea[17]
GK 1 Agustín Rossi
RB 43 Wesley França  82'
CB 13 Danilo
CB 4 Léo Pereira
LB 6 Ayrton Lucas
CM 5 Erick Pulgar  85'
CM 21 Jorginho
RW 8 Gerson (c)  74'  82'
AM 10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta  56'
LW 7 Luiz Araújo  90+2'
CF 50 Gonzalo Plata  90+2'  90+2'
Substitutions:
FW 27 Bruno Henrique  56'
FW 64 Wallace Yan  82'
DF 2 Guillermo Varela  82'
FW 30 Michael  90+2'
FW 9 Pedro  90+2'
Manager:
Filipe Luís
GK 1 Robert Sánchez
RB 27 Malo Gusto
CB 23 Trevoh Chalobah
CB 6 Levi Colwill
LB 3 Marc Cucurella
CM 24 Reece James (c)  64'
CM 25 Moisés Caicedo  11'
CM 8 Enzo Fernández
AM 10 Cole Palmer  82'
CF 9 Liam Delap  45+2'  64'
CF 7 Pedro Neto  23'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Nicolas Jackson  68'  64'
MF 45 Roméo Lavia  64'
FW 38 Marc Guiu  82'
FW 11 Noni Madueke  82'
Manager:
Enzo Maresca

Man of the Match:
Bruno Henrique (Flamengo)[13]

Assistant referees:[17]
David Morán (El Salvador)
Henry Pupiro (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Video assistant referee:
Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Érick Galindo (Mexico)
Support video assistant referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Los Angeles FC vs Espérance de Tunis

Los Angeles FC 0–1 Espérance de Tunis
Report Belaïli 70'
Attendance: 13,651[18]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Los Angeles FC[19]
Espérance de Tunis[19]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris
RB 14 Sergi Palencia
CB 33 Aaron Long (c)
CB 4 Eddie Segura
LB 24 Ryan Hollingshead  80'
DM 6 Igor Jesus
CM 8 Mark Delgado  80'
CM 11 Timothy Tillman  23'  80'
RF 30 David Martínez  46'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud  88'
LF 99 Denis Bouanga
Substitutions:
FW 26 Javairô Dilrosun  46'
MF 20 Yaw Yeboah  80'
DF 5 Marlon  80'
MF 23 Frankie Amaya  80'
FW 17 Jeremy Ebobisse  88'
Manager:
Steve Cherundolo
GK 32 Bechir Ben Saïd
RB 2 Mohamed Ben Ali
CB 5 Yassine Meriah (c)
CB 15 Mohamed Amine Tougai
LB 20 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
CM 38 Khalil Guenichi
CM 14 Onuche Ogbelu
RW 24 Elias Mokwana  61'
AM 21 Abdramane Konaté  76'
LW 11 Youcef Belaïli  53'  90+1'
CF 9 Rodrigo Rodrigues  61'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Yan Sasse  64'  61'
FW 19 Achref Jabri  61'
MF 4 Mohamed Wael Derbali  76'
DF 6 Hamza Jelassi  90+1'
Manager:
Maher Kanzari

Man of the Match:
Youcef Belaïli (Espérance de Tunis)[13]

Assistant referees:[19]
Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
Isaak Bashevkin (Norway)
Fourth official:
Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
Support video assistant referee:
Mohammed Obaid Khadim (United Arab Emirates)

Los Angeles FC vs Flamengo

Los Angeles FC 1–1 Flamengo
Bouanga 84' Report Wallace Yan 86'
Attendance: 32,933[20]
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Los Angeles FC[21]
Flamengo[21]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris
CB 5 Marlon  46'
CB 33 Aaron Long (c)
CB 4 Eddie Segura
RM 14 Sergi Palencia
CM 6 Igor Jesus  45+4'
CM 8 Mark Delgado  75'  89'
LM 24 Ryan Hollingshead
RF 26 Javairô Dilrosun  61'
CF 99 Denis Bouanga
LF 30 David Martínez  70'
Substitutions:
DF 29 Artem Smolyakov  46'
FW 9 Olivier Giroud  61'
MF 11 Timothy Tillman  70'
MF 23 Frankie Amaya  89'
Manager:
Steve Cherundolo
GK 1 Agustín Rossi
RB 2 Guillermo Varela
CB 3 Léo Ortiz
CB 13 Danilo
LB 26 Alex Sandro  82'
CM 52 Evertton Araújo  82'
CM 29 Allan
RW 7 Luiz Araújo  71'
AM 10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta (c)  71'
LW 11 Everton  59'
CF 9 Pedro  82'
Substitutions:
FW 30 Michael  59'
FW 27 Bruno Henrique  71'
FW 64 Wallace Yan  71'
DF 17 Matías Viña  82'
MF 21 Jorginho  82'
FW 23 Juninho  82'
Manager:
Filipe Luís

Man of the Match:
Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo)[13]

Assistant referees:[21]
Ramzan Al-Naemi (Qatar)
Majid Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
Video assistant referee:
Mohammed Obaid Khadim (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Support video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Espérance de Tunis vs Chelsea

Espérance de Tunis 0–3 Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 32,967[22]
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)
Espérance de Tunis[23]
Chelsea[23]
GK 32 Bechir Ben Saïd
RB 2 Mohamed Ben Ali  90+6'
CB 5 Yassine Meriah (c)
CB 15 Mohamed Amine Tougai
LB 20 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
CM 38 Khalil Guenichi  72'
CM 14 Onuche Ogbelu  90+2'
RW 24 Elias Mokwana  46'
AM 10 Yan Sasse  83'
LW 21 Abdramane Konaté  83'
CF 19 Achref Jabri  56'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Mohamed Wael Derbali  87'  46'
FW 9 Rodrigo Rodrigues  56'
DF 13 Raed Bouchniba  72'
MF 8 Houssem Tka  83'
FW 36 Chiheb Jebali  83'
Manager:
Maher Kanzari  46'
GK 12 Filip Jörgensen
RB 34 Josh Acheampong
CB 4 Tosin Adarabioyo
CB 5 Benoît Badiashile
LB 27 Malo Gusto  82'
DM 45 Roméo Lavia  59'
CM 18 Christopher Nkunku
CM 8 Enzo Fernández (c)  67'
RF 22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
CF 9 Liam Delap  59'
LF 11 Noni Madueke  67'
Substitutions:
FW 38 Marc Guiu  59'
MF 14 Dário Essugo  59'
FW 32 Tyrique George  67'
MF 17 Andrey Santos  67'
DF 19 Mamadou Sarr  82'
Manager:
Enzo Maresca

Man of the Match:
Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea)[13]

Assistant referees:[23]
Maximiliano Del Yesso (Argentina)
Facundo Rodríguez (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Hernán Mastrángelo (Argentina)
Support video assistant referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[10]

  • first yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
           
Flamengo 1 3 –4
Los Angeles FC 2 1 2 –5
Chelsea 3 3 1 –10
Espérance de Tunis 4 2 4 –10

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