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Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea, FIFA Club World Cup 2025: UEFA Europa Conference League Winners Suffer Shock Defeat As Mengao Become First Team To Qualify For Round of 16

In a shocking turn of events, UEFA Europa Conference League winners Chelsea suffered a defeat against Flamengo in their Group D FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match at Lincoln Financial Field. Flamengo become the first team to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Round of 16.

Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea, FIFA Club World Cup 2025: UEFA Europa Conference League Winners Suffer Shock Defeat As Mengao Become First Team To Qualify For Round of 16

In a shocking turn of events, the UEFA Europa Conference League 2024-25 winners, Chelsea, suffered a defeat against Flamengo in their Group D FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match at Lincoln Financial Field. Pedro Neto provided Chelsea a 1-0 lead as early as the 13th minute, which remained until the second half before Flamengo made a comeback. Bruno Henrique leveled the score for the Brazilian side, while Danilo provided Flamengo a 2-0 lead. Nicholas Jackson was handed the red card in the 68th minute, reducing Chelsea to 10 men. The final goal came in the form of Wallace Yan's strike for Flamengo, which helped his side notch up a second straight win in the competition and become the first team to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Round of 16.

Flamengo Tops Group D

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 21, 2025 07:24 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).