The World Cup continues with Day Three in North America, and The Chelsea Chronicle have rounded up all of the players linked with Chelsea who will be in action today.
The United States laid down a marker with a 4-1 win over Paraguay, as praise came the way of former Chelsea stars Christian Pulisic and Mauricio Pochettino.
Day Three will see Brazil in action, however the Chelsea core that was expected to take part are not present this summer.
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Every Chelsea-linked player involved in World Cup Day Three
Estevao Willian missed out due to an injury, while Joao Pedro and Andrey Santos both missed out on selection in surprising moves.
Let’s take a look at everyone linked to the Blues who will be involved on Matchday Three…
Brazil – Bruno Guimaraes
While Santos wasn’t picked, Brazil will be relying on Bruno Guimaraes to help them in the heart of midfield against Morocco.
Guimaraes has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge as Newcastle continue to feel pressure to sell, especially after missing out on European football.
A move to West London would see him link up with Pedro, who he has a lot of good things to say about from their time representing their nation together.
Brazil – Rayan
Selected due to the injury of Estevao, Rayan has been chosen to represent Brazil due to his excellent season at Bournemouth.
The teenager scored five goals in 15 Premier League games last season, and perfectly suits the style of transfer the new owners of Chelsea have loved to pull off.
Bringing him in wouldn’t come cheap though. Bournemouth are looking ahead at their first season in European football in 2026/27.
Brazil – Carlo Ancelotti
The second former Chelsea manager to get their campaign underway is Carlo Ancelotti, who won the Premier League with the Blues back in 2009/10.
The Italian is seen as the perfect candidate to deal with the egos in the Brazil squad, although is already facing criticism from the outside world before they have even taken to the field.
He will be hoping the exclusion of Pedro from the squad won’t come back to bite, especially as his replacement, Neymar, looks set to miss the entire group stage due to injury.
Switzerland – Denis Zakaria
Many Chelsea fans will have forgotten about Denis Zakaria’s season-long loan during their woeful 2022/23 campaign.
He was hardly given a chance by Graham Potter, despite the fact he looked decent whenever given opportunities in rare moments.
Now a key player for the Switzerland side, he will be out to prove a number of those at Stamford Bridge wrong for wasting a year of his career.
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