The 2022 World Cup will get underway in Qatar in just nine days. It will be an international tournament like no other, a unique and controversial festival of football. And there will be much interest for those of a Chelsea perspective with a number of players set to represent their countries.
At least ten members of Graham Potter's first-team squad will be competing. Some will have starring roles, others will be support acts. Yet the end goal is the same for each player: to become a world champion.
But before all that, there is a full round of Premier League fixtures. Chelsea travel to Newcastle United tomorrow and will be desperate to secure victory after a poor run of form. How easy that will be to achieve remains to be seen; it's only natural if players' minds are already on what's ahead in Qatar.
