Southampton vs Chelsea live! Score, updates, how to watch, stream

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Southampton vs Chelsea live! Score, updates, how to watch, stream

Chelsea lost 3-1 at home to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday. Thomas Tuchel's side lost 4-0 to Brentford four days earlier. Southampton are 12th in Premier League with 36 points. They have lost three straight games and conceded eight goals in all. They drew 1- 1 with Leeds last weekend. Chelsea are currently third in table with 59 points, while Tottenham and Arsenal are fourth with 54 points each.

Julen Lopetegui will make his Premier League debut as Wolves manager on Boxing Day. Frank Lampard is under pressure at Everton after a poor start to the season. Alex McCarthy, Shane Long, Lyanco, and Armando Broja are injured.

Mason Holgate and James Garner are injured. Tom Davies is doubtful for Everton. Southampton vs Chelsea is live.

Roberto Firmino is enjoying a renaissance season at Liverpool. Liverpool won just three of 13 games before new manager Emery took over. Liverpool had won four Europa League trophies in the last 10 years. Wolves are without Pedro Neto, Sasa Kalajdzic, Chiquinho and Diogo Jota.

Diego Carlos is injured for Aston Villa vs. Southampton.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to change the format of the 2022 World Cup to 12 groups of four. The current tournament has eight groups and sends two teams to the Round of 16. FIFA president Infante wants the tournament to grow to 48 teams and a new Round. 32 in four years time.

A 64-team tournament would crush qualifying and put some less-competitive teams in the tournament.

There would be 48 teams in the World Cup in 2022. Oceania would have qualified for the tournament. CONCACAF will have six teams for 2026. Europe would grow to 16, South America to 6, and there would also be a playoff to decide two more places.

Southampton play Chelsea. AFC (8) consists of Iran, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE and Oman.

Southampton vs Chelsea is live on CAF (9). Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt, Mali and Ivory Coast are playing.

Southampton vs Chelsea is live on Fox Sports. CONCACAF (6) consists of Mexico, Canada, Panama, Jamaica and El Salvador.

Southampton play Chelsea in CONMEBOL (6). Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru are playing.

The World Cup could be expanded to 64 teams. Two teams from every group would have to qualify for the knockout rounds.

Southampton vs Chelsea is live on UEFA (21).

AFC (11) is comprised of Iran, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE, Oman, Uzbekistan, China and Southampton.

Southampton vs Chelsea is live on CAF (13). Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, South Africa, and Cape Verde are participating.

Southampton vs Chelsea is live on CONCACAF (8).

Southampton vs Chelsea is live on CONMEBOL (8). Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Paraguay are the teams playing.

FIFA will pay out $440 million in prize money for the World Cup. FIFA also gives out cash depending on which stage of the tournament they reached. Each team received $1.5 million just for qualifying for World Cups.

The 2018 World Cup winner received $38 million. The winning team in 2022 will receive $42 million, up from $400 million in 2014.

FIFA distributes the prize money based on the finances they gain from hosting the tournament.

How much do World Cup players get paid depends on the individual nations. Some countries may distribute the money based on appearances, or others may split it evenly.

Teams that went out in the group stage earned $9 million each.

The teams who reached the Round of 16 earned $13 million each.

The teams who reached the quarterfinals earned $17 million each.

The fourth place team will earn $25 million.

The third place team will earn $27 million.


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