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Club World Cup: Ex-Man Utd ace Odion Ighalo amongst familiar Premier League faces at 2022 tournament

This year's Club World Cup showpiece has got underway out in Abu Dhabi, with European champions Chelsea set to enter the competition on Wednesday night.

The annual event, which pits the champions of the six different FIFA confederations against one another, began when hosts Al Jazira recorded a 4-1 victory over Oceania club Pirae in the first round last Thursday.

After the weekend's second-round fixtures, Thomas Tuchel's Blues will now come into the tournament to contest one of this week's two semi-finals.

A place in Saturday's final will be up for grabs over the coming days, and ahead of the last-four ties Sportsmail are on hand with everything you need to know about the three teams Chelsea could face in the Middle East.