Chelsea were crowned champions of the Club World Cup after beating Paris Saint-Germain in the final match held in the United States. Cole Palmer scored two goals, and Joao Pedro scored in the 22nd, 30th and 43rd minutes respectively for Chelsea. PSG player Joao Neves was sent off in the 86th minute of the match after returning to the FAR technology and confirming a foul against Chelsea’s Cucurella. The coronation ceremony took place immediately after the final match at MetLife Stadium, in the presence of Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, and a host of officials from around the world. Chelsea succeeded in winning the world title for the second time in its history after the 2021 edition, and it is its second title this season after winning the European Conference League title, while Paris Saint-Germain was satisfied with the runner-up of the Club World Cup, and was hoping for a fifth title this season after winning the domestic trilogy in addition to the Champions League. Both Chelsea and PSG had a great run in the tournament until reaching the final, where they shared a common point of defeat in the second round of the group stage against two Brazilian opponents.
Chelsea lost to Flamengo 1-3, while PSG lost to Botafogo 1-0 in the second round of the group stage, before both teams managed to regain control.
Chelsea beat Los Angeles and Esperance of Tunisia 2-0, 3-0 and lost to Flamengo in the group stage, before a 4-1 win over Benfica of Portugal in the round of 16, and beat Palmeiras of Brazil 2-1 in the last eight and Fluminense of Brazil by two goals to nil in the semifinals. Paris Saint-Germain, on the other hand, beat Atletico Madrid with a clean 4-0 and then lost against Botafogo of Brazil with a goal without a goal, before securing their place in the round of 16 by beating Seattle of America with two goals without a goal in the group stage, and the Parisian giant beat Inter Miami with a clean 4-0 in the last eight, then Bayern Munich with a clean double in the last eight, while they beat Real Madrid of Spain with a clean 4-0 in the golden square. Chelsea won the championship trophy, gold medals and financial gains exceeding 114.4 million dollars, while Paris Saint-Germain received silver medals and 106.7 million, after playing the final, which had a market value of about 2.8 billion dollars, according to the global website Transfermarkt. FIFA also awarded Chelsea with a gold badge that will be worn on their shirts until the next edition “in four years.”
FIFA has allocated nearly $1 billion in prizes ($475 million for sports performance and $525 million for participation), with $1 million for a draw and $2 million for a win in the group stage.
Each club was given 7.8 million in the round of 16 stage, 13.1 million in the round of eight, 21 million in the semifinals, 30 million in the final, and 40 million for the champion.
