Club World Cup clash suspended with delay of over an hour expected as ‘lightning is on the way'
BENFICA's Club world Cup clash with Auckland City has suffered a huge hold-up - as fans run for cover from predicted lightning.
Organisers warned there could be a delay of more than an hour - with the Portuguese giants 1-0 up on the brink of half-time.
One warning predicted "excessive lightning2 in the area of the Inter & Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
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Scottish Sun
39 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Chelsea ratings: Nicolas Jackson lets team down with mindless red card as only one player makes an impact
Blues fizzled out in the heat as Flamengo fizzed back with dramatic turnaround NIC'S EMOTIONS Chelsea ratings: Nicolas Jackson lets team down with mindless red card as only one player makes an impact Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ONLY Pedro Neto had something to celebrate on Nicolas Jackson's nightmare birthday. Neto's dashing early opener was overturned by Flamengo dancing through for three second-half goals as Chelsea suffered their first Club World Cup defeat. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 Chelsea sub Nicolas Jackson picked up a crazy sending-off Credit: Alamy Enzo Maresca's men just about deserved their first-half lead in the Philadelphia heat. But the Brazilians' revival after the break was rewarded with a quickfire double midway though the period. Bruno Henrique and Danilo stabbed home two replica far-post goals in the space of three minutes - with Chelsea lacking leaders in their defence. Jackson then earned the most ridiculous of red cards just four minutes after replacing new £30million striker Liam Delap. READ MORE CHELSEA NEWS RAPID RED Nicolas Jackson sent off against Flamengo for horror tackle on his birthday And Wallace Yan further punished the Blues' collapse by firing a late third for a hungrier, hotter Flamengo side. Robert Sanchez - 5 Had just two first-half saves to make, both routine, but intervened a few times with kicked clearances. WATCH EVERY MATCH OF THE CLUB WORLD CUP 2025 LIVE ON DAZN Came alive on the hour when Flamengo frontman Plato did just the same himself - flashing a fierce shot that the Spaniard flung upwards to tip over. 8 Pedro Neto did everything right to slip his breakthrough goal Credit: Getty BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK But almost immediately he was stranded at the backpost as Henrique arrived to tuck home. Then watched on helpless three minutes later as Danilo flashed Flamengo in front from almost the same position. Could also do little with Yan's killer third goal, but was never really a dominating presence. 8 Robert Sanchez watched on as Marc Cucurella blocks from Leo Pereira Credit: Reuters Malo Gusto - 5 Pushed forward tentatively from right-back in the first period, testing keeper Rossi with a flashing long-ranger on 28 minutes. Lionel Messi gives rare insight into his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo Far more adventurous early in the second period, with dangerous overlaps. But then faded - along with his side as whole. Trevoh Chalobah - 6 Precision timing with a block on 26 minutes denied Flamengo striker Plata a gaping chance from 10 yards. Then nipped in for an important clearing header - underlining how he does the important things for a centre-back right. Not directly at fault as the Blues conceded two carbon-copy goals, but nonetheless was part of a defence that suddenly appeared dishevelled in the last half hour. 8 Trevoh Chalobah initially kept Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Co at bay Credit: EPA Levi Colwill - 5 Lucky to escape an early yellow card for a rash challenge. Safe and unfussy for the first hour - upgrading that contribution dramatically with a piece of superb judgment and athleticism to head off the line shortly before break. But like his central defensive partner Chalobah, he failed to respond convincingly to Flamengo's purple patch in the second period. Marc Cucurella - 5 Performed as more of an orthodox left-back than his usual up as much as down role. Steady enough, but barely broke forward menacingly. Nipped in to glance a 50th-minute free-kick from James wide - possibly snatching at what was a glaring opportunity rather than realising he had more time. Reece James - 5 Functional rather than marauding on the right of Caicedo in a two-man midfield anchor. So for the England star, it was firm but not flair as he filled a tactical berth. But delivered a magical curving free-kick across the front of the Flamengo defenders that Cucurella wastefully flicked wide. But James soon slipped to enable Gonzalo Plata to scramble clear through the middle, keeper Sanchez clawing the ball away. Replaced by Romeo Lavia on 64 minutes 8 Reece James got to grips with Chelsea old boy Jorginho Credit: Reuters Moises Caicedo - 5 Booked for a wild lunge on 12 minutes. Showed plenty of energy after that, but more graft than craft as the Blues never really passed their way through and around midfield. Cole Palmer - 4 Restrained and largely anonymous before the break, perhaps operating more rigidly and often deeper on the right than he'd like. Prefers to rule by roaming and certainly looking less free to roam than usual. Occasional flashes in the second period 8 Cole Palmer, Chelsea's main man in the Prem, had a quiet game Credit: Getty Enzo Fernandez - 4 Threatened little in the opening 45 minutes. But appealed desperately for a spot-kick when he wriggled into the area and tumbled under slight contact - VAR helping ref Ivan Barton stick by his no-penalty decision. Pedro Neto - 8 Busy, bustling predator from the left to the centre - just behind Delap. Showed supreme coolness to surge away from dozy Flamengo defending on halfway and slip home a neat winner from the edge of the box on 13 minutes. That's two goals from his two high-tempo games here in the US. Booked midway through the first half for ending Wesley's dangerous run with a tactical trip. But soon showed fizzing feet again at the other end to snake between two players and almost carve out a clear opportunity for Delap. Much less prominent after the break, but still the only Chelsea player to make a true impact for any sustained period. 8 Pedro Neto completed a long surge by slotting Chelsea's opener Credit: AFP Liam Delap - 5 A throwback to the future - with bustling power like an old-fashioned striker. And had a right old tussle with the Brazilian defence. Couldn't quite get on the end of an inviting cross just before the interval. Promptly booked for a clumsy clattering as he challenged for a loose ball on mid-pitch. Produced a mediocre pull-back early in the second period when he had the chance to sow he could be a creator. Harried Pereira into nearly volleying an own goal. Replaced by Jackson on 64 minutes after a fighting but fitful performance. 8 Liam Delap had a good old battle with Leo Pereira and Co Credit: AFP SUBS: Nicolas Jackson (for Delap, 64 mins) - 0 Snappy birthday - as just four minutes after replacing Delap in attack, the Senegal ace saw red for stamping in a mid-pitch tangle. It was Jackson's 24th birthday - but he blew his cameo rather than candles with a challenge that was reckless, needless, thoughtless. Romeo Lavia (for James, 64 mins) Came on just after Flamengo levelled and did little to stem the fierce change in tide. Noni Madueke (for Fernandez, 84 mins) - 7 Slightly crazy to give him a rating for such a short time on the pitch - but read on! Curved a half-decent free-kick high at 3-1 down, then hussled the left of the Flamengo defence a few times. Marc Guiu (for Palmer, 82 mins) - N/A
Scottish Sun
39 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Flamengo 3 Chelsea 1: Blues suffer farcical second half collapse as Nicolas Jackson is sent off for horror tackle
All recommendations within this article are informed by expert editorial opinion. If you click on a link in this story we may earn affiliate revenue. Scroll down to see the goals and match stats World of pain Flamengo 3 Chelsea 1: Blues suffer farcical second half collapse as Nicolas Jackson is sent off for horror tackle Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ENZO MARESCA'S world was turned upside down in six mad minutes. Chelsea were winning 1-0 and cruising into the knockout stages of the Club World Cup only to collapse with victory in sight. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Flamengo humbled Chelsea in a 3-1 win at the Club World Cup Credit: AP 6 Nicolas Jackson left his team with a mounting to climb after a silly tackle resulting a red card Credit: Getty 6 Chelsea completely collapsed in the Philadelphia heat Credit: Getty 6 Chelsea could sink to third in their group depending on results later on Credit: Reuters Brazilians Flamengo scored twice and then Nicolas Jackson was sent off for a dreadful high tackle that left his team with a mountain to climb in searing afternoon heat. Pedro Neto had put them ahead in the 14th minute with a classy solo goal and Chelsea looked set to go on and win the game and possibly the group to show their intent out here. They should still go on to the next round but the manner of their undoing with less than half an hour to go and the reckless tackle by Jackson has tainted their previously flawless performances in the new expanded competition. Jackson was sent off in the Premier League at Newcastle last month and still has one match to serve of his three domestic game ban. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL RAPID RED Nicolas Jackson sent off against Flamengo for horror tackle on his birthday He will miss the first weekend of the new season in August. Even more alarming, he had only been on the pitch for four minutes, having replaced new striker Liam Delap from the bench. Chelsea looked to have the edge over their South American opponents with their drive and purpose on the pitch making the difference. But they failed to push on from Neto's goal and paid the price through slack defending and Jackson's incredible rush of blood. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 6 Having narrowly avoided conceding just after the hour mark, as Flamengo missed a sitter when Gonzalo Plata was inches away from a cross across the face of goal, they let one in from exactly the same position in the 62nd minute. A corner was headed back across goal by the same player and Bruno Henrique was on hand to prod the ball home from a yard out. Chelsea vs Tottenham fan battle - 'Kane's better than Drogba at EVERYTHING' | Stoppage Time Maresca then swapped his strikers two minutes later but the buoyant Brazilians then took the lead through former Manchester City midfielder Danilo. And as Chelsea scrambled to get their heads together, things took an even worse turn as Jackson flew at Flamengo left back Ayrton Lucas. He is lucky the player was not seriously hurt as his studs up challenged connected with the left back's shin on 68 minutes. And with ten men Flamengo sealed a memorable victory through Wallace Yan to compound Chelsea's misery. Join SUN CLUB for the Chelsea Files every Tuesday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Stamford Bridge Jackson is now facing an automatic one game ban but it could be upgraded once Fifa take a look at the evidence - and it doesn't look good. At least it settles the issue of who plays up front in the decisive game against Club Tunis in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The one bright spot for Chelsea is the performance of Neto who has sent a clear message to Maresca that he should rethink his plans to buy a new left winger this summer. He scored his second goal of the tournament and is showing little signs of the fatigue and heat exhaustion that is hampering some of his peers out here in the hot US summer. 6 Watch EVERY match of the Club World Cup 2025 live on DAZN Boss Maresca placed him in a fluid role, supporting main Delap up front but also drifting wide to his more familiar berth out on the left flank. And it was a winger's instinct kicking into gear to nick the ball from Flamengo wing back Wesley on the halfway line near the touchline that set him free on a run at goal. In the 30 degrees plus temperature it was some feat to barrel forwards at pace from distance with the ball at his feet and outpace the chasing pack. But Neto kept his momentum and nerve to charge into the box and then slot a low shot past Rossi and put his team ahead to settle Chelsea who had been largely under the cosh up until that point. Interestingly, just 24 hours before the game, Maresca talked openly about his need to strengthen the left side of his team. A loan deal for Jadon Sancho last season did not go as planned and Mykhailo Mudryk is suspended while awaiting the outcome of doping charges. It is a problem area for the head coach but it didn't look it on the evidence of this performance. WATCH EVERY MATCH OF THE CLUB WORLD CUP 2025 LIVE ON DAZN
The Sun
39 minutes ago
- The Sun
Chelsea ratings: Nicolas Jackson lets team down with mindless red card as only one player makes an impact
ONLY Pedro Neto had something to celebrate on Nicolas Jackson's nightmare birthday. Neto's dashing early opener was overturned by Flamengo dancing through for three second-half goals as Chelsea suffered their first Club World Cup defeat. Enzo Maresca's men just about deserved their first-half lead in the Philadelphia heat. But the Brazilians' revival after the break was rewarded with a quickfire double midway though the period. Bruno Henrique and Danilo stabbed home two replica far-post goals in the space of three minutes - with Chelsea lacking leaders in their defence. Jackson then earned the most ridiculous of red cards just four minutes after replacing new £30million striker Liam Delap. And Wallace Yan further punished the Blues' collapse by firing a late third for a hungrier, hotter Flamengo side. Robert Sanchez - 5 Had just two first-half saves to make, both routine, but intervened a few times with kicked clearances. Came alive on the hour when Flamengo frontman Plato did just the same himself - flashing a fierce shot that the Spaniard flung upwards to tip over. 8 But almost immediately he was stranded at the backpost as Henrique arrived to tuck home. Then watched on helpless three minutes later as Danilo flashed Flamengo in front from almost the same position. Could also do little with Yan's killer third goal, but was never really a dominating presence. 8 Malo Gusto - 5 Pushed forward tentatively from right-back in the first period, testing keeper Rossi with a flashing long-ranger on 28 minutes. Far more adventurous early in the second period, with dangerous overlaps. But then faded - along with his side as whole. Trevoh Chalobah - 6 Precision timing with a block on 26 minutes denied Flamengo striker Plata a gaping chance from 10 yards. Then nipped in for an important clearing header - underlining how he does the important things for a centre-back right. Not directly at fault as the Blues conceded two carbon-copy goals, but nonetheless was part of a defence that suddenly appeared dishevelled in the last half hour. 8 Levi Colwill - 5 Lucky to escape an early yellow card for a rash challenge. Safe and unfussy for the first hour - upgrading that contribution dramatically with a piece of superb judgment and athleticism to head off the line shortly before break. But like his central defensive partner Chalobah, he failed to respond convincingly to Flamengo's purple patch in the second period. Marc Cucurella - 5 Performed as more of an orthodox left-back than his usual up as much as down role. Steady enough, but barely broke forward menacingly. Nipped in to glance a 50th-minute free-kick from James wide - possibly snatching at what was a glaring opportunity rather than realising he had more time. Reece James - 5 Functional rather than marauding on the right of Caicedo in a two-man midfield anchor. So for the England star, it was firm but not flair as he filled a tactical berth. But delivered a magical curving free-kick across the front of the Flamengo defenders that Cucurella wastefully flicked wide. But James soon slipped to enable Gonzalo Plata to scramble clear through the middle, keeper Sanchez clawing the ball away. Replaced by Romeo Lavia on 64 minutes 8 Moises Caicedo - 5 Booked for a wild lunge on 12 minutes. Showed plenty of energy after that, but more graft than craft as the Blues never really passed their way through and around midfield. Cole Palmer - 4 Restrained and largely anonymous before the break, perhaps operating more rigidly and often deeper on the right than he'd like. Prefers to rule by roaming and certainly looking less free to roam than usual. Occasional flashes in the second period Enzo Fernandez - 4 Threatened little in the opening 45 minutes. But appealed desperately for a spot-kick when he wriggled into the area and tumbled under slight contact - VAR helping ref Ivan Barton stick by his no-penalty decision. Pedro Neto - 8 Busy, bustling predator from the left to the centre - just behind Delap. Showed supreme coolness to surge away from dozy Flamengo defending on halfway and slip home a neat winner from the edge of the box on 13 minutes. That's two goals from his two high-tempo games here in the US. Booked midway through the first half for ending Wesley's dangerous run with a tactical trip. But soon showed fizzing feet again at the other end to snake between two players and almost carve out a clear opportunity for Delap. Much less prominent after the break, but still the only Chelsea player to make a true impact for any sustained period. 8 Liam Delap - 5 A throwback to the future - with bustling power like an old-fashioned striker. And had a right old tussle with the Brazilian defence. Couldn't quite get on the end of an inviting cross just before the interval. Promptly booked for a clumsy clattering as he challenged for a loose ball on mid-pitch. Produced a mediocre pull-back early in the second period when he had the chance to sow he could be a creator. Harried Pereira into nearly volleying an own goal. Replaced by Jackson on 64 minutes after a fighting but fitful performance. 8 SUBS: Nicolas Jackson (for Delap, 64 mins) - 0 Snappy birthday - as just four minutes after replacing Delap in attack, the Senegal ace saw red for stamping in a mid-pitch tangle. It was Jackson's 24th birthday - but he blew his cameo rather than candles with a challenge that was reckless, needless, thoughtless. Romeo Lavia (for James, 64 mins) Came on just after Flamengo levelled and did little to stem the fierce change in tide. Noni Madueke (for Fernandez, 84 mins) - 7 Slightly crazy to give him a rating for such a short time on the pitch - but read on! Curved a half-decent free-kick high at 3-1 down, then hussled the left of the Flamengo defence a few times.
