Half of the Fifa Club World Cup quarter-final ties have been set - and teams can start plotting a route to the final. Chelsea, one of England's two representatives, will play Palmeiras on Saturday, 5 July (02:00 BST). The Blues reached this stage with an extra-time win over Benfica - in a game that was delayed for two hours because of the weather.

An opening round victory over Los Angeles FC set them on the right path but a hugely disappointing and fiery 3–1 defeat to Flamengo in their subsequent outing threatened their place in the last 16. Fortunately, ES Tunis posed little resistance in Chelsea’s final Group D outing, with a 3–0 victory confirming their progression.

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca criticized FIFA for holding the Club World Cup in the United States after his club’s match against Benfica was delayed for two hours due to lightning and took nearly five hours to complete.