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.

Thousands of tickets remain on sale for Chelsea’s Club World Cup semi-final against Brazilian side Fluminense tomorrow, despite Fifa slashing prices.  It means the match at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey could take place against a backdrop of empty seats of the like that has dogged the tournament.

The Blues headed into the competition with new signing Liam Delap, and the young forward has impressed throughout proceedings in the US, notching his first goal in the win over Esperance de Tunis. "So, Chelsea are definitely going to improve this season because now they've got themselves two very good centre forwards.