It had been unclear how much interest there would be in the USA for the revamped Club World Cup, but Chelsea’s opening game victory over LAFC was certainly not a positive reflection on the new

Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez score for Chelsea as LAFC 10-game unbeaten streak across all competition ends in a 2-0 loss in the FIFA Club World Cup.

SportsLine's Martin Green reveals his 2025 FIFA Club World Cup picks for LAFC vs. Chelsea on Monday in the group stage

ATLANTA — Pedro Neto scored in the first half and Enzo Fernández in the 79th minute to give Chelsea a 2-0 win over LAFC in Group D’s Club World Cup opener on Monday.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca praised the impacts of Nicolas Jackson and Liam Delap after both strikers picked up assists in Chelsea 2-0 win over LAFC.The Blues kicked off their Club World Cup

It had been unclear how much interest there would be in the USA for the revamped Club World Cup, but Chelsea’s opening game victory over LAFC was certainly not a positive reflection on the new tournament.

Chelsea started the Club World Cup with a comfortable 2-0 victory over LAFC in front of a worryingly small crowd in Georgia. Sanchez made a couple of good saves in what might have been a confidence-boosting display. Only last week, Chelsea were desperately scrambling to sign Mike Maignan as his replacement.

Liam Delap marked his Chelsea debut with an assist as the Blues kicked off their Club World Cup campaign by beating LAFC 2-0. Delap was named on the bench for the game in Atlanta, which was played in front of just over 20,