Welcome to the first game of our FIFA Club World Cup group stage campaign! We’re taking on Los Angeles FC, a Major League Soccer team named in a refreshingly straightforward and reasonable manner.
Enzo Maresca has chosen a strong lineup for this opening match; in fact, it’s almost our strongest setup from the end of the season, with the exception of Roméo Lavia starting instead of Enzo Fernández and Nico Jackson not being suspended.
Oli Giroud starts on the bench for LAFC.
Here we go!
**Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):**
Sánchez | Cucurella, Colwill, Tosin, James (c) | Lavia, Caicedo | Madueke, Palmer, Neto | Jackson
_Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Acheampong, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Sarr, Anselmino, Essugo, Enzo, Santos, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Nkunku, Delap, Guiu_
**LAFC starting XI:**
Lloris | Segura, Igor Jesus, Delgado, Tillman, Palencia, Ebobisse, Hollingshead, Ordaz, Long, Bouanga
_Substitutes from: Nkosi, Martinez, Wibowo, Chanot, Marlon, Yeboah, Giroud, Ochoa, Saldana, Amaya, Holm, Raposo, Hasal_
**Date / Time:** Monday, June 16, 2025, 20.00 BST; 3pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day)
**Venue:** Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA, USA
**Referee:** Jesús Valenzuela Sáez, with VAR
**On TV:** Channel 5 (UK); TBS, TUDN (USA); _none_ (India); SuperSport Premier League (NGA); [**elsewhere**](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/chelsea-vs-los-angeles-fc/18gy29#5277893)
**Streaming:** DAZN is streaming ALL the games globally; you do have to watch through their website or their App (mobile or smart TV). The games are all free (with a free DAZN account) with the occasional in-game split screen ad, though they will push paid plans in your face and that can be tricky to navigate around sometimes. Paid plans remove the in-game ads. [**Here’s a link**](https://www.dazn.com/en-US/competition/Competition:dc4k1xh2984zbypbnunk7ncic) (USA) that should skip past the annoying signup splash page and go directly to their CWC hub.
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!