Nigeria, June 29 -- Chelsea booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup after a chaotic, weather-disrupted 4-1 extra-time victory over Benfica at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In a match that took four hours and 39 minutes to complete due to a near two-hour lightning delay, goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in extra time powered Chelsea into the next round, where they will face Brazilian giants Palmeiras.

Chelsea had taken a late lead in regulation time through Reece James, whose opportunistic free-kick looked enough to seal victory. But just as the game approached its end, a lightning storm over Charlotte halted proceedings for almost two hours, triggerin...