Chaloba's invitation to the World Cup 2026

Central defender Trevo Chalobah of "Chelsea" shares his experiences about the invitation to the World Cup 2026. Chalobah has been selected in the England squad where he has replaced Valentino Livermento, who was selected in the ballot.

"I can't say I was ready for the World Cup, I was on vacation in New York until then, I was just focused on planning the vacation and didn't think about it. I found out on Monday, when I was in Times Square — I went shopping. When I got back to the hotel, I saw Thomas Tuchel's message a little late."

"He wrote to me: 'Hello, Trevo, can you talk now?' I understood immediately. We talked the whole thing over a video call, Thomas laughed and said: 'I have good news for you!' I went crazy with joy! I called my family, it was morning in their time zone, and wrote to my agent: 'Get up, get up!'"

"He thought there was something wrong with me at first. When we found out at the end of the season if we were going to be in the team, he said: 'You're so close.' I was sad when I wasn't selected in the World Cup squad, but my agent said: 'Keep preparing.'"

"So I did some individual training, but mainly I enjoyed the holidays. Before I went to New York I went to Monaco — was at Formula 1, and then went to Cannes. My next stop was Los Angeles, but of course, I canceled the part after the message. I'm still trying to get the money back for the hotel in Los Angeles though!"

"Actually, at the end of the season I donated my boots, my technical sponsor had to send me new boots to Los Angeles. I was waiting for them, but then I had to speed up the process. In New York I was mostly in the gym, while in Los Angeles I had to start training for football. Getting invited to the team for the World Cup is a career opportunity for me, especially when I didn't expect it," said Chalobah. were".