At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 13, the Club World Cup final was staged: Champions League champions Chelsea vs South American Libertadores Cup champions Palmeiras. Neither team has won the Club World Cup before.
Chelsea started 343, with Lukaku playing centre-forwards, with Havertz and Mount on both sides, midfielders Hudson-Odoi, Kovacic, Kante and Azpilicueta, three centre-backs Rudiger, Thiago Silva and Christensen, and goalkeeper E. Mendy.
Palmeiras started 4231, Ronnie played in the center, front line Scarpa, Vega, Dudu, double back Zelafir, Danilo Oliveira, four defenders Picres, Luan, Gustavo Gomez, Rocha, goalkeeper Viventon.
After the match began, the two sides began to attack. In the 21st minute, Romelu Lukaku returned and Kante's shot was blocked. In the 23rd minute, Dudu shot high. In the 25th minute, Kante launched an attack in the middle, and Havertz seemed to shoot like a pass, but kicked the ball out of the bottom line. In the 27th minute, Dudu's shot was deflected.
In the 31st minute, Chelsea made a passive substitution, Mount left the field injured and Pulisic came on as a substitute.
In the 36th minute, Pulisic's free-kick went high. In the 40th minute, Ronnie's long-range shot flew straight into the stands.
In first-half stoppage time, Thiago Silva's heavy bombardment was touched by the opposing goalkeeper with his fingertips. The following corner kick, Thiago Silva's header hit high over the bar.
In the 53rd minute, Hudson-Odoi's cross from the left was met by Lukaku who jumped high and headed the ball into the goal! Chelsea lead Palmeiras 1-0.
In the 57th minute, Dudu's one-handed ball opportunity was confiscated by Mendy.
In the 60th minute, Thiago Silva was fouled for a handball in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty after verification by VAR, and Vega took the penalty. Palmeiras pulled the score to a 1-1 draw.
In the 76th minute, Lukaku was replaced by Werner.
Regular time ended in 90 minutes, and the two sides drew 1:1 and went into extra time.
In the 99th minute, Werner's cross was met by Pulisic's shot that hit the frame of the goal and popped up.
In the 112th minute, Ziyech's cross was met by Havertz's header that bounced off the defender. Chelsea then kicked in from a corner and Azpilicueta's shot hit Luanne's hand, which the referee did not show first, and awarded a penalty after VAR intervened, and Havertz took the lead. It's a killer ball!
In the end, after extra time, Chelsea beat Palmeiras 2-1 to lift the Club World Cup trophy for the first time in team history.
In the 2020-21 Champions League final, Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 to win the title, and it was Havertz who scored the winning goal for Chelsea. This time, the Club World Cup final Chelsea's extra-time goal against Palmeiras was a penalty scored by Havertz.