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Chelsea: Five blue things to look for in World Cup’s final matches

By Travis Tyler

VOLGOGRAD, RUSSIA - JUNE 18: Gareth Southgate, Manager of England prepares Ruben Loftus-Cheek of England to be substituted on during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group G match between Tunisia and England at Volgograd Arena on June 18, 2018 in Volgograd, Russia. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images)
VOLGOGRAD, RUSSIA - JUNE 18: Gareth Southgate, Manager of England prepares Ruben Loftus-Cheek of England to be substituted on during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group G match between Tunisia and England at Volgograd Arena on June 18, 2018 in Volgograd, Russia. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images) /
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Four matches remain in the World Cup, with each team guaranteed two games. What can be expected from the Chelsea view of things?

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ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA – JULY 02: Gaku Shibasaki of Japan tackles Eden Hazard of Belgium during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at Rostov Arena on July 2, 2018 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) /

Only four teams remain in the World Cup. Three of those four include Chelsea players. Their nations are all guaranteed at least two matches to make their mark on the world. Regardless of how results fall, the Chelsea contingent has shown itself well in the World Cup. Here are a few things to look for as the greatest World Cup in the modern era comes to an end:

1. Eden Hazard: Heir to the mantle?

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the pinnacle of players for nearly a decade now. But they are not getting younger and time is slowly catching up to them. If there is a time for someone to step in and take their crown, it is now. And for Eden Hazard, the chance is right in front of him.

Winning the World Cup is special. It is the most desired trophy for every player in the world for good reason. It can turn stars into legends, legends into more. Messi and Ronaldo, unless they return in 2022, will always have that empty space in their trophy cabinet used against them.

But if Belgium are able to push into the final, and then to a victory, the whole world dynamic shifts towards Hazard’s feet. Suddenly, he would have something that Messi and Ronaldo most likely never will. That alone will shoot his stock up. But his play on the pitch as of late has been otherworldly. Hazard is within touch of greatness. And if Belgium can win the whole thing, then Hazard will have a strong shout for best player in the world.

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