FC Chelsea surprisingly won the premiere of the new club world championship in XXL format.
The Conference League champion defeated the Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain at the end of a four-week Mammut tournament on Sunday in New Jersey 3-0 (3: 0)-and received another 34 million euros in prize money for this game alone. The World Cup final will also be played in the Metlife Stadium of East Rutherford, home of football teams New York Giants and New York Jets.
The English international Cole Palmer scored the first two goals (22nd/30th), and João Pedro (43.) also scored. PSG professional João Neves saw the red card (86th) because he pulled Marc Cucurella on his hair. Pop star Robbie Williams appeared in advance like at the opening ceremony, FIFA had also prescribed a half -time show based on the Super Bowl to its new Prestigeturnier.
The prize money for the 32 participants was one billion dollars. According to FIFA, 2.5 million viewers came to the stadiums for the 63 games. The next club World Cup is scheduled to take place in 2029, but World Association President Gianni Infantino is considering playing the tournament in perspective every two years. The German starter Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund failed in the quarter -finals.