Graham Potter has confirmed the six Chelsea players whose countries suffered early eliminations at the World Cup in Qatar will return to Cobham next week for first-team training.
Kai Havertz was the first member of the Chelsea contingent to depart from the tournament in the Middle East after Germany suffered the ignominy of being eliminated at the group stage for the second consecutive World Cup. Christian Pulisic followed soon after as the USA were defeated by the Netherlands in the Round of 16.
Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly helped Senegal through their group but were dispatched by England in the first knockout phase on Sunday. Denis Zakaria's Switzerland were knocked out by Brazil at the same stage, while Cesar Azpilicueta's Spain were surprisingly – although deservedly – beaten by Morocco after a penalty shootout.
