Philly’s FIFA Club World Cup ends with a packed Linc and fireworks, as Chelsea tops Palmeiras

Philly hosted its last FIFA Club World Cup contest Friday night and it had all the thrills noise and literal fireworks that any Fourth of July event deserves English side Chelsea returned to Lincoln Financial Field for the third time this summer and defeated Brazilian side Palmeiras - in front of fans the stadium s best attendance this tournament Before the encounter soccer fans let the city know they were here Palmerias rallied outside City Hall Friday afternoon while Chelsea fans took over the official supporters club s home bar Tir nA Nog on Thursday and Friday as they did in previous games this summer Palmeiras fans have taken over Philadelphia ahead of their FIFACWC quarter-final pic twitter com lNwvtgMr s FIFA FIFAcom July Leading up to the championship Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira tried to leverage the Fourth of July vibes to build promotion for his underdog side against British opposition Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira doing his best to rally Americans behind his Brazilian side as they prepare to face the Brits of Chelsea on Independence Day in the United States It can be a good opportunity for local people to join with us against the English It can be a good pic twitter com cHtIGRz Jos Roberto Nu ez JoserNunez July Ticket prices dipped to as low as Friday and when it filled out the blue group from London appeared to have the numbers in the stands while the S o Paulo-based side in green brought the flags banners and organized noise that has charged the stadium since its opening championship Palmeiras fans wait for the beginning of the Club World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Palmeiras and Chelsea in Philadelphia Friday July AP Photo Chris Szagola The Linc added patriotic spectacle to proceedings by moving the crooning of the national anthem closer to the start of the competition with volleys of fireworks at the rockets red glare and the home of the brave There was also a live DJ set and fireworks show during halftime Thirty minutes into the battle the fireworks at the Ben Franklin Bridge peaked over a corner of the stadium and footage of that show was played briefly on the stadium s big screens Before kickoff there were moments of silence to pay tribute to Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother Andr Silva who both died in a car accident in Spain on Thursday Their Portuguese compatriot Chelsea s Pedro Neto entered the field holding a shirt in honor of them Pedro Neto and Diogo Jota just won the Nations League together for Portugal and were club teammates for a season at Wolves Now he must attempt to play a quarter-final with the agony of their loss still so fresh pic twitter com j DHUAks Men in Blazers MenInBlazers July Chelsea opened the scoring in the th minute through their English star Cole Palmer who turned deftly with the pass from Trevoh Chalobah ran across the goal and two defenders before slotting the ball into the bottom corner and performing his trademark shiver celebration Palmeiras -year-old star Est v o is set to become a Chelsea athlete next season but still received a rough healing from the Blues defenders like Marc Cucurella He proved why Chelsea paid a broadcasted million for him though by scoring Palmeiras equalizer from an improbably tight angle in the rd minute Palmeiras Estevao scores his organization s first goal during the Club World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Palmeiras and Chelsea in Philadelphia Friday July AP Photo Derik Hamilton The match remained closely contested but Chelsea unveiled its winning goal rather fortunately in the rd minute when Malo Gusto s cross deflected off Palmeiras defender Agust n Giay s foot and then the hip of the wrong-footed goalkeeper Weverton Despite being on the losing side Est v o s performance earned him the player of the match award Chelsea will now go on to face yet another Brazilian side Rio de Janeiro s Fluminense on Tuesday at p m Palmer disclosed he expects another tough encounter against strong opposition I feel like they re more physical more rough he commented when appealed how they compared to Chelsea s usual opposition in the English Premier League We know that they re good teams so it s tough to play against them Palmer also shared selected words with Est v o on the field after the final whistle despite a language barrier I just announced we look forward to seeing you but he didn t understand a word I revealed Palmer revealed Estevao derecha de Palmeiras conversa con Cole Palmer Dario Essugo y Liam Delap de Chelsea tras la semifinal del Mundial de Clubes el viernes de julio de en Filadelfia Chelsea gan - AP Foto Derik Hamilton The other semifinal still has to be decided with the remaining quarterfinal matches playing out at present between Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich at noon followed by Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund at p m The tournament semifinals and final will all be held at nearby Metlife Stadium For those who are disappointed that the soccer at the Linc is over until next year s six FIFA World Cup matches just a friendly reminder that the Philadelphia Union currently have the best record in Major League Soccer and are playing away at Nashville SC at p m tonight The company next plays at Subaru Park in Chester on July taking on rivals New York Red Bulls in the quarterfinal of the U S Open Cup The post Philly s FIFA Club World Cup ends with a packed Linc and fireworks as Chelsea tops Palmeiras appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY