Brazilian side Fluminense went from relegation candidate to surprise Club World Cup semi-finalists and will now face Chelsea as they aim to write a fairytale in the United States. The club from Rio de Janeiro is the only non-European club to reach this stage of the revamped tournament.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has the option to hand a full debut to new signing Joao Pedro in their Club World Cup semi-final against Fluminense on Tuesday. The Blues come up against their former defender Thiago Silva when they face the Brazilian side in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

This Club World Cup has absolutely flown by. It feels like just yesterday that Chelsea were lining up for their opening group game against LAFC. Yet here we are a couple of weeks later, with the Blues in the semi final facing Fluminense,