EXPLAINEREnglish side Chelsea will meet European champions Paris Saint-Germain in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final on Sunday.FIFA’s 2025 Club World Cup reaches its final in the United States on Sunday with a blockbuster ending lined up for the most lucrative tournament in football history.
The expanded 32-team edition has seen the best-ranked teams from their continents across the last four years whittled down to the last two.
Al Jazeera takes a closer look at the finale to the sport’s global governing body’s attempt to put the club game on the international stage.
Who’s in the FIFA Club World Cup final?
France’s Paris-Saint Germain, the newly crowned European champions, are the headline name in the final.
The Qatar-backed Parisians trounced Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final – the tournament FIFA are hoping to supersede – in May to lift that trophy for the first time.
They face English Premier League club Chelsea who had fallen somewhat from the heights they reached during the Roman Abramovich era, when the Russian billionaire heavily funded the Londoners’ assault on the domestic and European titles.
The Blues did bounce back to win the UEFA Champions League in 2021, upsetting Manchester City in the final, but their last domestic league title was secured in 2017.
How much has PSG made at the Club World Cup?
PSG has earned $88.4m to $113.8m for reaching the final, the amount depending on a participation fee.
The prize fund differs for each team depending on how many matches they won across the tournament.
The Parisians beat Real Madrid 4-0 in their semifinal on Wednes …
