Chelsea players that have won the World Cup
How many Chelsea players have won the World Cup? Lets have a look at the list of Chelsea players that have won the World Cup.
Chelsea have had some great players in the past. So it’s not surprising that there are some Blues players that won the World Cup. Here we will list all the Chelsea FC players ever that have won the World Cup.
Chelsea World Cup winning players
Peter Bonetti is one of the Chelsea FC players that have won the World Cup
Peter Bonetti was the only Chelsea player that was in the England squad that won the World Cup in 1966. Bonetti was scapegoated however in the next World Cup in 1970 as he let in a soft goal from West Germany. He only played seven times for England.
Frank Lebeouf is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup:
Frank Lebeouf is one of the Chelsea players won the World Cup in 1998. The Frenchman played for Chelsea from 1996 to 2001. He won the European Championship trophy in 2000 too with France. Lebeouf is one of the best Chelsea defenders ever.
Cesc Fabregas is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup
Cesc Fabregas won the World Cup in 2010, although he was not a Chelsea player at the time. Fabregas joined Chelsea in 2014 and he was an Arsenal player at the time of winning the World Cup with Spain.
Fabregas is one of the best midfielders ever for Chelsea.
Jimmy Greaves is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup
Although Jimmy Greaves was a Spurs player at the time, he was a Chelsea player before winning the World Cup in 1966. Greaves played for Chelsea from 1957 to 1961. Three years later, he won the World Cup.
Greaves is one of the best strikers ever for Chelsea.
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Marcel Desailly is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup.
Marcel Desailly is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup. The Frenchman won the World Cup in 1998 while a Chelsea player. Desailly played for Chelsea from 1998 to 2004. He made a strong partnership with fellow countryman and Chelsea team mate Frank Lebeouf.
Desailly is considered as one of the best Chelsea defenders ever.
Didier Deschamps is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup
Didier Deschamps won the World Cup in 1998 for France just a year before he became a Chelsea player. Deschamps played for Chelsea from 1999 to 2000.
Emmanuel Petit is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup.
Emmanuel Petit is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup in 1998. Although Petit didn’t play for Chelsea until 2001 to 2004. Petit scored the third goal in World Cup final win over Brazil.
Juliano Belletti is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup
When did Juliano Belletti win the World Cup?
Juliano Belletti won the FIFA World Cup in 2002 with Brazil. Belletti played for Chelsea from 2007 to 2010 as a right-back.
Juan Mata is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup
When did Juan Mata win the FIFA World Cup?
Juan Mata won the Wold Cup in 2010 with Spain.
When did Juan Mata join Chelsea?
Mata joined Chelsea in 2011. He played for three seasons until he was sold to Manchester United in 2014. He is one of the Chelsea players with the most assists.
Fernando Torres is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup
When did Fernando Torres win the World Cup?
Fernando Torres won the World Cup in 2010 with Spain. Torres was a Liverpool player at the time.
When did Fernando Torres join Chelsea?
Fernando Torres joined Chelsea in 2011 after winning the World Cup with Spain. Torres is one of the most expensive Chelsea signings ever.
Andre Schurrle is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup
When did Andre Schurrle win the World Cup?
Andre Schurrle won the FIFA World Cup in 2014 while a Chelsea player. He was mainly used as an impact sub but he still earned the medal.
When Did Andre Schurrle join Chelsea?
Schurrle joined Chelsea in 2013 from Bayer Leverkusen. This means he’s one of only a few Chelsea players to have won the World Cup while at Chelsea. Schurrle was a good player at Chelsea but he was unable to convince Jose Mourinho that he deserved a starting spot. Much like other Chelsea star players, he was cast aside and sold.
Pedro is one of the Chelsea players that have won the World Cup
When did Pedro win the FIFA World Cup?
Pedro won the World Cup with Spain in 2010. Pedro was playing at Barcelona during that time. He was mainly used as a substitute during the tournament but did start in the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was taken off at 60 minutes.
When Did Pedro join Chelsea?
Pedro joined Chelsea in 2015. Pedro has made 131 appearances for Chelsea and scored 28 goals. The Spaniard was an impact sub throughout his time at Chelsea. But he enjoyed a lot of playing time in the 2016/17 season.
France won the World Cup in 2018.
That has added two new members to the Chelsea team who are World Cup winners.
- Olivier Giroud
He started almost all the games in the tournament. Although he did not score a single goal, he had a different role as a centre forward. The fast flowing French team have plenty of creative and fast goalscorers.
What they needed was a target man who can hold up the ball and play the simple one-twos and put his teammates through. That is exactly what he did. No wonder he got to start all the games for the team.
2. N’Golo Kante
He is perhaps the best central defensive midfielder in the modern game. In the club level, he won the PFA, he helped an average Leicester City team win the unthinkable Premier League. In France, he kept up with the likes of Pogba, Matuidi and others to command the starting spot and intercepted attacks allowing his teammates to flourish.
His team loved him so much they made a song about him, “N’Golo Kante, the man who stopped Messi”.
See also…
Top 10 Chelsea players with the most assists
Chelsea transfer targets summer 2018
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