Chelsea will have at least seven players in the knockout stages of the World Cup in Qatar after the final group games were settled on Tuesday in Groups A and B.
Kalidou Koulibaly's second-half strike clinched a 2-1 win over Ecuador for Senegal, also ensuring his club and international teammate Edouard Mendy progressed from Group A to the last 16 where they will face England on Sunday.
Gareth Southgate's men comfortably beat Wales 3-0 to top Group B with all three of Chelsea's representatives rested in Mason Mount, Raheem Sterling and Conor Gallagher. Wales' Ethan Ampadu is the first Chelsea player to be eliminated from the tournament. The sixth name to advance came through Thiago Silva, who qualified after Brazil's win against Switzerland on Monday.
