One side of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup knockout-round bracket looks significantly easier to manage than the other.

Benfica vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 9pm BST kick-off on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The match will take place at Bank of America Stadium, in Charlotte, North Carolina. TV channel and live stream: Viewers can watch the action live online via DAZN, with coverage starting one hour before kick-off.

Despite failing to win our group, Chelsea managed to end up with a more favorable draw, at least on paper, in the knockout rounds of the Club World Cup, having to play Benfica instead of Bayern Munich in the Round of 16. Of course, Benfica did beat Bayern in their group match, so perhaps the favor won’t prove so favorable in the end.