""What a story it would be if I went to the World Cup after I was in the [Chelsea] bomb squad and everyone had counted me out 12 months prior. "It would just be the biggest middle finger to so many people, which to me is a motivation. Chelsea were honest with me and there's no resentment, but of course I've got an ego, so it would be a nice feeling to prove some people wrong.""
""Probably 99 out of 100 people are saying, 'No, he's not going, and it is impossible to go to the World Cup'," he admitted, before adding he has spoken to Tuchel about his chances. "We've had conversations since he's got the job at England. I'll try and word it right - it has been said that it's not out of the equation.""
Ben Chilwell relaunched his career at French club Strasbourg after a difficult end to his Chelsea spell. He tore his cruciate ligament at the end of 2021 and then suffered a hamstring tear that caused him to miss the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Chilwell fell out of favour at Chelsea under Enzo Maresca in 2024 and was placed in the club's 'bomb squad'. He joined Strasbourg on deadline day in September, has been playing regularly and enjoyed two injury-free years. England manager Thomas Tuchel indicated Chilwell's international hopes are not necessarily over, and Chilwell aims for the 2026 World Cup.
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