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Chelsea will take on either Al Jazira, Al Hilal or Auckland City in their Club World Cup semi final after the draw for the competition was made in Zurich.
As winners of the UEFA Champions League, the Blues enter the competition at the semi final stage and there will be four games played in the competition before Tuchel’s men take to the pitch in the UAE.
The first game of the tournament will see Al Ahly take on Auckland City in the first round. The winner of that will then face Al Hill in the second round.
Only once that game is completed will we know who Chelsea will face out of those three teams in their semi final, which will be match number six of the competition.
The other side of the draw sees Al Ahly face CF Monterrey and the winners of that one play Copa Libertadores champions Palmeiras in the other semi final.
FIFA finally confirmed the dates of the tournament prior to the draw in Switzerland, which has been delayed from next month after Japan pulled out of hosting the competition.
Initially the Club World Cup was expected to be an expanded version of the competition in 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic this was postponed…
