Fluminense vs Chelsea LIVE: Club World Cup semi-final score and latest updates

Enzo Maresca has made three changes to the side that beat Palmeiras in the quarter-finals, with Levi Colwill replaced in defence by Tosin Adarabioyo.

In midfield, Andrey Santos makes way for the returning Moises Caicedo, while in attack, Joao Pedro makes his first start as Liam Delap makes away.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Nkunku, Joao Pedro.

Subs: Jorgensen, Penders, Slonina, Acheampong, James, Sarr, Anselmino,Andrey Santos, Dewsbury-Hall, Madueke, George, Guiu, Jackson.

Fluminense are the “ugly duckling” of the Club World Cup. That’s the words of their own manager, Renato Gaucho. Yet here they are, potentially 90 minutes away from a shot at becoming, by definition, world champions.

Akin to their entire campaign, they enter their semi-final clash with Chelsea as heavy underdogs. Fluminense might have already dispatched Champions League runners up Inter Milan, but the prevailing perception that lightning can’t strike twice has many quickly writing them off. It’s this European superiority complex that could prove the demise of the Blues, because Fluminense have beaten far tougher odds to get to this stage.

A reminder of the quarter-final results in the Club World Cup:

Match 57: Palmeiras 1-2 Chelsea

Match 58: Fluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal

Match 59: PSG 2-0 Bayern Munich

Match 60: Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund

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Fluminense will face Chelsea at 8pm BST on Tuesday, 8 July (3pm local time). The match will take place at the MetLife Stadium – home of the New York Giants and New York Jets – in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The stadium will also host the other semi-final, between Real Madrid and PSG, as well as the final on Sunday, 13 July.

Chelsea take on Brazilian side Fluminense in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup on Tuesday night, with the Blues facing a golden chance to make it to the final of the new competition.

Chelsea have managed to avoid facing any of the big European sides so far in the knockout stages, though they had to battle through against tough South American opposition in the 2-1 win over Palmeiras in the quarter-finals.

And they face a Fluminense side who shocked Inter Milan in the round of 16 before beating Al-Hilal 2-1 to secure their semi-final spot.

Enzo Maresca’s side will be wary of the threat from Brazilian teams – having lost 3-1 to Flamengo in the groups – but the Blues will enter the match as favourites to set up a huge final against either PSG or Real Madrid.

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s Club World Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Fluminense.

The Blues meet the Brazilian giants in New Jersey for a place in the final of the first edition of the new Club World Cup competition, with both sides desperate for a place in the showpiece game for their own different reasons.

Chelsea are looking to prove doubters wrong while the Brazilians are looking to deliver on some early promise with a famous night for both their fans and Brazilian football as a whole.

It’s set to be a cracker at the MetLife, and we’ll have all the build-up and match updates here.