Qatar 2022 is certainly causing some disruption to the footballing calendar and ensuring that the fitness of Chelsea's squad will be tested. The Blues will be set for some intense periods of football in the build-up to November's World Cup, and Thomas Tuchel will have a nervous wait to see if his players can get through the tournament unscathed.
It was announced more than ten years ago that the World Cup would be held in Qatar and, as a result, the winter of the Northern Hemisphere. To avoid the summer heat, the pinnacle of the football calendar will instead get underway on November 21, with the final taking place in Doha on December 18.
On Thursday, FIFA announced that plans for every nation to name a 26-man squad has been approved - as was the case for Euro 2020 last summer. However, on this occasion, all of the group will also be able to be named within the matchday squad.
