Flamengo Mocks Chelsea After CWC Upset

Brazilian giants poke fun at ‘London Blue’ on social media after Group D comeback against 10 men in Philadelphia

Flamengo trolled Chelsea on social media after a feisty clash between the sides at the Club World Cup.

The Brazilian giants pulled off an impressive comeback win in the eventful Group D contest in Philadelphia on Friday night, with Blues striker Nicolas Jackson apologising after being sent off for the second time in his last three appearances across all competitions.

Chelsea trailed 2-1 at the time at Lincoln Financial Field after Pedro Neto’s early opener – his second of the tournament so far – had been cancelled out with two goals in three minutes from substitute Bruno Henrique and Danilo, before Jackson – on his 24th birthday – was dismissed just four minutes after coming off the bench to replace Liam Delap for a bad challenge on Ayrton Lucas.

Wallace Yan then netted late on to wrap up victory for a Flamengo side featuring former Chelsea midfielder Jorginho, who became the first team to guarantee their place in the last 16 of the inaugural expanded 32-team summer Club World Cup in the United States.

The Blues now need a result against Tunisian side Esperance de Tunis – who beat LAFC 1-0 in Nashville later on Friday night – in Philadelphia on Tuesday to reach the knockout stages, although tournament tiebreakers mean they are likely to now face the winners of Group C if they advance to the last 16, which could well be Bayern Munich.

Flamengo were understandably delighted with their win over Chelsea having already beaten ES Tunis 2-0 last week, and could not resist a cheeky little dig at the Blues’ expense on social media afterwards.

“Easy win against London Blue,” they wrote on their official English account on X, formerly Twitter.

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