PSG vs. Chelsea live updates: Score, highlights, analysis of Club World Cup final as Cole Palmer has first-half brace

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The Club World Cup final arrives Sunday with global significance and continental firsts at stake.

For the first time, two clubs from the same continent — Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain — will meet in the title match, marking the first major international men’s final between teams from England and France. It is a product of both performance and policy, with expanded entry granting Europe multiple spots, and wealth helping shape the field.

PSG, who have already swept Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the Champions League, enter as overwhelming favorites. They have won four straight knockout matches by a combined score of 12-0, including a 4-0 demolition of Real Madrid in the semifinals.

Chelsea, under Enzo Maresca, have defied expectations and leaned on depth, defense and a red-hot João Pedro to reach the final.

Sunday’s match will decide more than a trophy — it will offer a snapshot of modern football’s economic divide, a clash of the two biggest spenders in the sport, and a battle between a finished product and a team still under construction.