Chelsea’s route to the FIFA Club World Cup final has been decided, following the conclusion of the tournament’s group stage.Enzo Maresca’s side have qualified to the knockout stages after

An opening round victory over Los Angeles FC set them on the right path but a hugely disappointing and fiery 3–1 defeat to Flamengo in their subsequent outing threatened their place in the last 16. Fortunately, ES Tunis posed little resistance in Chelsea’s final Group D outing, with a 3–0 victory confirming their progression.

Despite scorching conditions in Philadelphia, the Premier League side locked up advancing to the knockout stage