Chelsea are in Group B and will begin their tournament with a clash against LAFC on June 18 in Atlanta, before playing Flamengo and Esperance de Tunis. Two players that won't be appearing in the States are Chelsea's young goalie Teddy Sharman-Lowe,

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.