Flamengo's dominant 2-0 victory over Esperance de Tunis on Monday will have caught the attention of Group D favourites Chelsea, and suggests the Brazilian side could have a significant impact at FIFA's revamped tournament.

Flamengo are the second Brazilian team to start with a win at the 2025 Club World Cup after beating Esperance de Tunis 2-0 to join Chelsea at the top of group D.

PHILADELPHIA -- Luiz Araujo and Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored to lead Flamengo over Esperance 2-0 on Monday night in the Club World Cup. After the Brazilian team dominated possession for 17 minutes, de Arrascaeta opened the scoring off a cross from Araujo.

Flamengo began their Club World Cup campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Esperance de Tunis in their Group D opener in Philadelphia on Monday thanks to goals from Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Luiz Araujo.

Flamengo will face Esperance Sportive de Tunis in this 2025 FIFA Club World Cup matchup on Monday at Lincoln Financial Field.

Flamengo makes its debut in the 2025 Club World Cup, this Monday (16), at 10pm (Brasília time), facing Espérance, from Tunisia, at the Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia, home of the

Flamengo won the 2022 Copa Libertadores to qualify for this competition, their third title, while Esperance de Tunis qualified for the Club World Cup as the best-ranked eligible team through CAF's four-year ranking of clubs.

Monday night's match between Brazilian side Flamengo and Tunisia’s Espérance de Tunisie brought two vibrant fan bases together to make one heck of a noise.

Flamengo's dominant 2-0 victory over Esperance de Tunis on Monday will have caught the attention of Group D favourites Chelsea, and suggests the Brazilian side could have a significant impact at FIFA's revamped tournament.

You can sign up for DAZN to watch all the FIFA Club World Cup matches for free. Despite this, the atmosphere with the fans of the Most Beloved is not the best. At AeroFla, the traditional celebration of Flamengo fans for the team at airports, fake money bills were thrown with the captain's face on them.