Chelsea vs Benfica live: Latest score and updates from Club World Cup

PLAY SUSPENDED: Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 85 minutes
Most of the Bank of America Stadium is still bathed in sunshine.
Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:54
PLAY SUSPENDED: Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 85 minutes
Hang on – the game is being halted! Bad weather in the area, including the threat of lightning, and the referee has taken them indoors even with just five minutes to play.
Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:52
Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 85 minutes
Benfica boss Bruno Lage barks some instructions at his side, desperately urging them to find something to give them hope of a comeback.
Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:51
Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 83 minutes
Orkan Kokcu is the latest Benfica booking – the Turkish midfielder joins those in line to miss the quarter-final if Benfica succeed in turning this around to set up a tie with Palmeiras.
Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:48
Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 82 minutes
Malo Gusto is in the action quickly, making sure he gets sufficient elevation to cut out a clipped cross. He draws a foul, too, from the Benfica player beneath him.
Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:47
Offside! Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 80 minutes
Liam Delap has the ball in the back of the net, but the Chelsea striker is offside as Cole Palmer slides him in behind.
More Chelsea changes on the way, with Delap among those replaced. Reece James and Enzo Fernandez also take leave; enter Malo Gusto, Christopher Nkunku and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:46
Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 78 minutes
A great chance for Gianluca Prestianni! Fredrik Aursnes surges up the right and shows real calm and composure to cut-back blindly to the substitute, but Prestianni gets his finish all wrong, just throwing a boot at it rather than placing with purpose. In a game of few Benfica chances, that feels costly.
Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:44
Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 77 minutes
The crowd is announced as about 25,000 – which, in truth, is probably more than it looks like, though the Bank of America Stadium is a capacious venue. The crowds haven’t been particularly enamoured with this tournament, it must be said, though the heat is obviously an inhibiting factor.
Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:43
Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 74 minutes
Ah, that’s poor from Enzo Fernandez – the Argentina international strides purposefully out of midfield and seems set to slip in Cole Palmer, only to make a hash of his attempted pass to let the chance go. Sloppy stuff.

Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:40
Chelsea 1-0 Benfica, 71 minutes
Cole Palmer drags a shot wide from a decent opening. Enzo Maresca slaps his hands in frustration.
Harry Latham-Coyle28 June 2025 22:36