Will Liam Delap Play for Chelsea at Club World Cup? | OneFootball

Chelsea supporters have enjoyed the last few weeks. Champions League qualification was followed by Europa Conference League glory and now an exciting new signing has rocked up at Stamford Bridge.

Liam Delap has been confirmed as a Chelsea player after the club agreeed to pay £30 million ($40.6 million) for his services. The 22-year-old, schooled by Manchester City, was a bright spark for relegated Ipswich Town in 2024–25, scoring 12 goals in his debut Premier League season.

Rewarded with a move to west London and Chelsea’s No.9 shirt, Delap will be eager to make a fast start for his new club, who will be competing at the revamped FIFA Club World Cup this summer.

But will Delap be travelling to North America with his teammates for the tournament?

Will Liam Delap Feature at Club World Cup?

Chelsea will want Delap at the Club World Cup. / Chelsea

Liam Delap will travel with Chelsea to the United States for the Club World Cup but his involvement was not guaranteed. The striker was expected to represent the England Under-21s at this summer’s Under-21 European Championship, which would have made him unavailable for the beginning of the Club World Cup at the very least.

Chelsea were eager for Delap to prioritise his new club over the national team and they have since got their wish after he was omitted from Lee Carsley’s England Under-21s squad.

Speaking about Delap’s absence, Carsley stated: “I’m definitely not disappointed. I’m delighted for Liam and his family. It’s a brilliant thing for an English centre-forward to play in the Premier League at such a prestigious club like Chelsea.

“Hopefully, he’ll do really well there and push for the senior [England] team. We’ll move on. We’ve moved on quite quickly.”

Delap is now free to feature for Chelsea at the Club World Cup, which runs from mid-June to mid-July, and he could make his debut in their opening fixture.

Chelsea’s Club World Cup Opponents

Chelsea will be expecting to make it past the group stage of the Club World Cup as a bare minimum. Placed in Group D, they begin their campaign against Los Angeles FC on June 16, followed by a meeting with Flamengo four days later.

The Blues complete the opening phase against Espérance de Tunis and should realistically top the standings in one of the competition’s more straightforward groups.

If they do indeed win Group D, then Chelsea would play their last 16 match on June 29 against the second-placed side from Group C. Should they finish runners-up, then they will face the winner of Group C, while finishing outside the top two will eliminate them from the competition.

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