Rafa’s World of hurt

Corinthians 1 Chelsea 0

Rafa’s World of hurt

Interim Blues manager Benitez insisted his side only had themselves to blame as they crashed to a 1-0 defeat in the final in Yokohama.

Corinthians made a mockery of their underdogs tag as Chelsea became the first Champions League holders to fail to win the Club World Cup for six years. The South Americans swarmed all over their opponents from start to finish and Benitez said: “This is the final of the World Cup for the South American teams. You could see this from the first minute.

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