FIFA data preview final: Vitinia runs 69.4 kilometers and Paris strives for five championships
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Chelsea Football Club celebrated its 120th birthday in March. Paris Saint-Germain will celebrate its 55th birthday in August, and they are the youngest European team in this tournament.
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Marquinhos is the most experienced player in international competitions among the two teams, and has made 99 appearances for the Brazilian national team. Following closely behind are his Paris Saint-Germain teammates Ashraf (Morocco, 85), Donnarumma (Italy, 74) and Dembele (France, 56), and Chelsea’s Kessedo (Ecuador, 55).
Paris Saint-Germain winger Kvaratschlia has the most national team goals, scoring 18 goals in 41 games for Georgia. He was followed by Ashraf and South Korea's Lee Gang-in (11 goals each). The Blues national team's top scorer was unexpectedly Enzo, who has scored five goals for Argentina.
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Paris midfielder Vitinia covers the longest distance in this event: 69.4 kilometers. The 25-year-old is followed by Real Madrid's Garcia (65.19 km) and Milinkovic (62.37 km) of the Crescent.
Three other Paris Saint-Germain players entered the top ten: Ashraf (60.68 km), Douai (58.79 km) and Neves (56.44 km). Cucurella is Chelsea's leader in the list, ranking 14th (53.85 km).
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Dembele easily leads Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain players in the 2024/25 season. The 28-year-old has scored 35 goals, 25 of which were scored in 25 games in the first four months of the year.
He is followed by Balcola (21 goals), Gonzalo Ramos (19 goals), Douai (16 goals), Palmer (16 goals), Nkunku (15 goals), Delap (13 goals), Jackson (13 goals), Kvaratshelia (13 goals), Joao Pedro (12 goals), Andre Santos (11 goals), Ashraf (11 goals), and Maduaike (11 goals).
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Chelsea coach Maresca easily became the youngest among the 32 FIFA Club World Cup participating teams. The oldest player in Chelsea is Adara Biyoyu, who is 27 years old. Paris Saint-Germain has become one of the clubs with the "oldest player and youngest" with its 31-year-old oldest player.
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Chelsea winger Pedro Neto completed the most dribbling in the first FIFA Club World Cup: 18 times. He was followed by Paris Saint-Germain's Douai (17 times), Bayern's Olise (15 times) and Manchester City's Doku (15 times).
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Paris Saint-Germain has been crowned the French champion 13 times, setting a record. 11 of these have been won over the past 13 seasons. Marseille and Saint-Etienne followed closely, winning 10 Ligue 1 titles each. Chelsea conquered England six times, in the 1954/55, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2014/15 and 2016/17 seasons. They are behind Aston Villa (7 times), Everton (9 times), Manchester City (10 times), Arsenal (13 times), Liverpool (20 times) and Manchester United (20 times).
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Paris Saint-Germain's Donnarumma maintained five clean sheets in the tournament, two more than Fabio of the closest challengers Fruminense and Weverton of Palmeiras. Chelsea's Sanchez maintained a clean sheet in two games.
Paris Saint-Germain conceded only one goal in six games. Botaferge and Monterrey conceded closely behind: each conceded three goals in four games. Chelsea has conceded five goals.
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Paris Saint-Germain is trying to achieve its five championships in the five major competitions this season. Enrique's side won the French Super Cup in January, won the Ligue 1 title six rounds ahead of schedule in April, and won the French Cup and the European Champions League in May. None of the other 31 teams participating in this FIFA Club World Cup have won multiple championships in the 2024/25 season, but Chelsea, who recently won the UEFA Champions League, can win their second title at the Mets Stadium.
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Four FIFA World Cup winners will compete for the gold medal on Sunday. Dembele, Lucas Hernandez (who will miss the final due to suspension) and Kimpembé helped France win the 2018 World Cup in Russia, while Enzo was a key figure in Argentina's 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Chelsea have scored three goals outside the penalty area in this tournament.
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Chelsea midfielder Enzo contributed three unparalleled assists. Paris Saint-Germain's Balcola, Ashraf, Kvaratskhelia and Vitinia are one of seventeen players to contribute two assists. Ashraf created the most excellent opportunities (5 times), followed by Balcola, Guerre, Ruben Neves, Olisse and Svensen (4 times each).
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Chelsea won two Champions League titles, while Paris Saint-Germain won one.
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Paris goalkeeper Donnarumma and his Chelsea counterpart Penders are both 2.0 meters tall, making him tied for the second highest player in this tournament. Fruminense goalkeeper Gustavo Lamallo was one centimeter taller. Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain's highest non-goalkeepers are Adarabioyu (1.97 meters) and Jinpembe (1.89 meters), while the shortest are Kukurelia (1.73 meters) and Zag (1.68 meters).
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