Chelsea defeated Benfica to reach Fifa FIFA World Cup quarter -finals Football news

Chelsea became the first English team to reach the 2025 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals after winning 4-1 after an additional time against Benfica 10 men in North Carolina.

Reese James scored the opening goal of the game in the 64th minute on Saturday, with an amazing free kick from a narrow angle on the left wing.

Angel Di Maria settled the match in the fifth minute of the time of stopping the penalty after the soft handball decision against Malo Gusto.

Goals from Christopher Niko, Pedro Nito and Kirnan Diosberry Hall, were restored and sealed the Chelsea feature in additional time to create a quarter -final meeting with Paralras.

The result was the lowest blues it deserved after controlling the match from start to finish.

However, the end was very late, when the players were removed from the field of playing at Bank of America in Charlotte by the referee due to a close thunderbolt.

The length of the delay was nearly two hours, although only four minutes of the match when the players left the stadium. Chelsea players were clearly disturbed by the decision to stop the game near a full -time whistle, with victory on the horizon.

The high temperatures unusually for the general time contributed to stormy conditions. Both cause and influence are a source of concern before the FIFA 2026 World Cup organized by the United States next summer.

This is the sixth time that the club’s World Cup match has been stopped due to bad weather.

Common public safety protocols in the United States, outdoor sporting events for at least 30 minutes when you see lightning or thunder hearing.

The Blues dominated the possession and opportunities, which fell the best in the first half to Mark Kochilla, where the window efforts were directed from inside the box directly by Antonio Silva from Benfica in the background, with the goalkeeper.

Cole Palmer relied on the finest conservation of the Ukrainian Benfica goalkeeper, Anatoli Trobin, when he slipped into the box and operated a shot in the near publication.

A red -faced Tropin was left at the moment of magic from James to win the match, as the wide player dug his efforts in the nearby front, and a goalkeeper appears to be more concerned about the potential cross.

The level of Benfica – after delaying lightning – came after Gusto left his arms wandering in the air, and although the auxiliary judgment of the video had no choice but to contact the ruling to review the decision. De Maria raised the house with the resulting kick, despite the stormy conditions that surrounded the stadium.

The return from Benfica, after the intense delay of the match, was just an additional inconvenience to Chelsea, whose function became easier in a second yellow appearing in Gianluca Prestianni.

The Beenfica striker was booked during the celebrations of his team’s tie, then he was shown on the second yellow color for late treatment after only two minutes of extra time.

Palmeiras first to book the CWC quarter -finals

Polinho worked on his way between a pair of defenders and refuted a bullet at the back of the net at an additional time earlier on Saturday to put Balira in the quarter-finals by defeating 1-0 against his opponent in the Brazilian League Boutafogo.

Paulinho, who appeared one of the Brazilian national team, by defense, cut from the inside of the right wing in the 100th minute. Then he sent a snapshot of the left in the lower left corner of the John network.

Botafogo invented multiple opportunities for the equivalent in the last minutes, but he couldn’t get a goal.

The match at Lincoln Financial Field was full of attack, with 35 joint attempts. However, Ballaras ended the match with 10 men after defender Gustavo Gomez got a red card.

Gomez received a second yellow card in the 116th minute after Igor Jesus processing in the midfield to prevent Botafogo from starting an anti -attack.

33,657 fans helped attend the tone of the match with the ongoing chanting, bringing the flavor of the South American game to the United States.

“This coach has said this since the beginning of the season, that we have a dream and does not cost anything,” said Ballras defender Bruno Fox.

“We follow this dream, one game after another. I always think about the present, and about the next game … We are very happy, we are happy to qualify, and as I said, we have to continue with a dream.”