Chelsea Players On International Duty!

The Chelsea players featured for their national teams this week, as a host of international friendlies and world-cup qualifiers are being played across the world. Let us take a brief look at how their campaigns for their countries turned out.

International Friendlies

Belgium vs Colombia
Players Involved: Kevin de Bruyne, Thibaut Courtois, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku.
Venue: Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium.
Hazard & de Bruyne started the game, with Lukaku replacing de Bruyne just before hour mark & Hazard being subbed off shortly after. Courtois, although in squad, missed out due to an ankle problem. The Chelsea boys faced a 2-0 defeat, with the Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho in attendance.
RESULT: 0-2

Czech Republic vs Canada
Players Involved: Petr Cech.
Venue: Andrův Stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Petr Cech made an excellent save from a 39th minute spot-kick, diving off to his right, as Czech Republic ran out deserved winners against Canada.
RESULT: 2-0

Russia vs Serbia
Players Involved: Branislav Ivanovic.
Venue: Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Ivanovic had a decent game at the back, as the Serbs played out a 1-1
Result: 1-1

Italy vs Germany
Players Involved: Andre Schuerrle.
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy.
Schuerrle, who scored four goals during the previous international break, played for the first hour, during which he even hit the cross-bar.
RESULT: 1-1.

England vs Chile
Players Involved: Frank Lampard, Gary Cahill.
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Frank Lampard captained the side and played some 70 minutes while fellow Chelsea player Gary Cahill was on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes. The Three Lions slumped to a defeat, courtesy Alexis Sanchez’s brace.
RESULT: 0-2

None of the Chelsea players were involved in the European play-offs for the World Cup 2014 berths, but John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses and Samuel Eto’o play tonight & tomorrow as they look to confirm their tickets to Brazil next summer. Juan Mata, David Luiz, Ramires and Willian will also be in action as Spain face Equatorial Guinea & Brazil visits Honduras.

We will bring the results of these matches and also the results from the games played by the Chelsea U-21 & U-19 players on international duty, in the second part of this review. Until then, lets hope our African lads do well in the play-offs and all of them remain healthy.

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