FIFA Club World Cup 2025 (champions - Chelsea)
The first 32-team FIFA Club World Cup, hosted in the USA in June-July 2025, was won by Chelsea, who beat reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final at MetLife Stadium on 13 July 2025. Cole Palmer scored twice, assisted the third and won the Golden Ball.
Why this wins its question: Anchors the inaugural expanded Club World Cup to FIFA's own match report; in this graph it also contextualises PSG's 2025-26 season (European champions beaten 3-0 here, then retaining the UCL in 2026).
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Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday 13 July 2025, becoming the first winners of the expanded 32-team edition.
Cole Palmer scored two goals and provided an assist in the final and won the adidas Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.
Chelsea's only defeat of the tournament was against CR Flamengo, per FIFA's tournament review of their campaign.