Club World Cup 2022: Fixture dates, UK kick-off times, full match schedule, teams venues for tournament

Thomas Tuchel will lead Chelsea into another cup competition in February.

Having reached at least the final of every other cup he’s entered in while in charge of the club, it’s hard to see the German treating the 2022 Club World Cup as anything other than a priority, particularly given the collapse of their Premier League title challenge.

As Champions League winners, Chelsea will battle against the conquerors of other footballing continents for overall supremacy in the United Arab Emirates. Originally due to be held in Japan, the tournament was moved into the Middle East due to Covid concerns.

Handed a bye into the semi-finals along with Brazilian outfit Palmeiras, Chelsea now know that they will play Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal after they thumped Al Jazira 6-1 .

Here’s all you need to know ahead of the tournament...

The tournament runs between February 3 and February 12 2022.

Thursday February 3, 2022

(Game 1) Al Jazira 4-1 AS Pirae - 4.30pm GMT - Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Saturday February 5, 2022

(Game 2) Al Ahly 1-0 Monterrey - 4.30pm GMT - Al Nahyan Stadium

Saturday February 6, 2022

(Game 3) Al Hilal 6-1 Al Jazira winners - 4.30pm GMT - Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Tuesday February 8, 2022

Palmeiras vs Al Ahly - 4.30pm GMT - Al Nahyan Stadium

Wednesday February 9, 2022

Al Hilal vs Chelsea - 4.30pm GMT - Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Saturday February 12, 2022

Third/fourth place play-off - 1pm GMT - Al Nahyan Stadium

Final - 4.30pm GMT - Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Chelsea will need to rearrange Premier League fixtures between both Brighton and Arsenal, as well as their FA Cup meeting with Plymouth Argyle.

TV channel: Chelsea’s games will be shown live and free-to-air Channel 4.

Live stream: All will