Nigeria, July 9 -- Chelsea booked their place in the FIFA Club World Cup final with a dominant 2-0 victory over Brazil's Fluminense at the MetLife Stadium on Tuesday night, powered by a sensational brace from new signing Joao Pedro.

The Brazilian forward, facing his boyhood club, opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a curling effort into the far post after a loose clearance.

His second came early in the second half, a thunderous strike that smashed in off the crossbar, sealing a dream starting debut for the former Brighton man on the world stage.

Despite the scoreline, the game was anything but one-sided. Fluminense had their chances - notably through Hercules and Agustin Canobbio - but were denied by a combination of poor finish...