FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Cruddy appearance between Chelsey Triumph FC on Los Angeles; Boka Juniors, Benfika Play Out Draw | Football news

Chelsea on Monday won a 2–0 win against Los Angeles FC at its Club World Cup Group D opener in Atlanta, with the newly signed Liam Delap, with the goals of Pedro Neto and ENJO Fernandez, the newly-signed Liam Delap made a 71,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz Stadium as an alternative to a rare crowd.The match marked the first step in its campaign after its UEFA Conference League Triumph and Champions League qualifications in Chelsea’s campaign.Chelsea coach Enzo Marska praised the team’s performance and Delap’s contribution.Italian said, “The good thing about Liam is that he knows the way he wants to play, so the process is quite early.”“The environment was a bit strange, the stadium was almost empty, not full,” Marska told reporters.Despite the closed roof of the stadium providing shelter from the heat of Georgia’s heat, there was a very affected appearance in the local time kick-off local time on Monday at 3:00 pm.A small group of LAFC supporters, numbering in hundreds, maintained the atmosphere with drums and songs behind the target of Hugo Loris.In place of the banned Mexican Side Club Lyon, LAFC entered the competition by defeating Club America in May Play-off.The low attendance with the top ring was completely closed and other levels were marked as the first important challenge for the extended competition of FIFA, despite partially decreased ticket prices.The tournament serves as a trial run for the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted jointly by the US, Canada and Mexico.Chelsea dominated the initial proceedings, with efforts to save Loris from Nicolas Jackson and Noni MaduK, while the shot of the Cole Palmer was over.Jackson competed for his initial position with a new arrival, which played an important role in the initial goal, given the delap from the bench.The striker gave Neto an excellent through the ball, which efficiently maneuvering La Defender Ryan Hallingshead before scoring with a powerful near-post shot.The introduction of Chelsea’s former striker Olivier Giroud helped improve LAFC performance in the second half in Halftime.Chelsea faced pressure as the goalkeeper Sanchez made a significant savings against the 2023 MLS Golden Boot winner, Dennis Buanga, after Neto’s marking was free from the marking.Delp started his Chelsea after an hour mark, immediately showed promise by trying to install Fernandez.The match ended with Fernandez’s second goal with Chelsea, in which Delap’s cross was controlled from the right and defeated Loris in the six-yard box.La Coach Cherundolo addressed the attendance concerns with measured response.Cherundolo said, “I think it is a different game about the crowd that you see so I don’t think we should talk about it right now.” “I think we should wait until the end of the tournament … (to make) unlike a game, an opinion about it.”Boca Juniors Denied BenfikaArgentinaBenafika dramatically draws 2–2 against Boca Juniors in a club World Cup Group C match at Miami Garden, in which Argentine’s International Angel de Maria and Nicolas Otamandi scoring for the Portuguese side. Despite being low for 10 men, Benfika returned from 2–0 losses, which was essentially a home game for the Argentina Club, to deny Boka Juniors’ victory.Boka Juniors established a commanding lead through the goals of Miguel Merntial and Rodrigo Battaglia. The atmosphere was electric with 55,574 audiences, mainly Boca supporters, to fill the hard rock stadium.Thousands of Boka fans gathered over Miami Beach over the weekend for a traditional ‘Banderazo’, creating an atmosphere of singing and waving the flag in the summer.The match began with Boca Juniors’ intense pressure, showing his determination to prove himself against European competition. The first important response from the crowd occurred when Di Maria received a difficult challenge from behind.Lootaro Blanco’s skilled drama led the initial goal in the 21st minute. He defeated Benfika’s Florentino with a nutmeg before giving a low cross, which was cleverly converted to Merntial.Boka doubled its lead after six minutes when Bataglias joined Kevin Zenon Corner with a close range of Erton Costa and went home from a close range.Benfika returned to the game through a VAR-respected penalty, including a red card for already replaced Boca Midfielder Ander Herera to protest. Di Maria replaced the spot-kick just before the halftime.The match took another turn when Benfika’s Andrea Beloti received a red card for a dangerous high kick for Erton Costa’s head in the 71st minute.Despite being under a man, Benfika received a par in the 84th minute through Otamandy, which went to the corner kick of Aarkun Koku. The match obtained a red card for a dangerous challenge on Florentino with Boca’s Nicholas Figle.Boka Defender Rodrigo Bataglia said, “We have been left with a bitter taste because we thought we can win it. We gave our everything, we competed, we participated … We participated the way we needed, but we have left with a bitter taste because we did not know how to take advantage of being an additional man, and they scored from a set.” Bataglia said.“We tried to win it. We know what Argentina’s football is. We knew how we have to play, but we did not play in the first half like this. We needed a little more. We had a little more needed. In the second half we played much better. We tried to win the game at the end, but we could not do enough,” D Maria said.Bayern Munich and Auckland FC Club are other teams in Group C of World Cup.FIFA Club World Cup Results:Group C: Boca Juniors 2-2 Benfika (Merntaglia 21 ‘, Battaglia 27’; de Maria 45+3 ‘Penn, Otamendi 84’)Group D: Chelsea 2-0 Los Angeles FC (Neto 34 ‘, Fernandez 79’)Group D: Flemego 2-0 Esperance (D Erscata 17 ‘, Luiz Arujo 70’)