Blues players across the globe were involved with their national teams over the last 24 hours, with many making an impact on the pitch, and there were important victories for Enzo Fernandez's Argentina and our three Portuguese.
Enzo's Argentina recorded a dominant 3-0 win over Chile in their qualification match for the 2026 World Cup, with the midfielder featuring for the full 90 minutes.
After a goalless first-half, Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring before Julian Alvarez and Paulo Dybala confirmed the result in the final 10 minutes.
Winning the most duels in the match, Enzo was at the heart of the action helping Argentina to a memorable win, and taking them five points clear at the top of their qualification group.
Elsewhere, Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in matchday one of the Nations League with the Blues having three representatives in the match.
Pedro Neto started the match as Portugal raced into an early through Diogo Dalot which was swiftly followed by Cristiano Ronaldo’s 900th career goal. Chelsea's Joao Felix and Renato Veiga were unused substitutes.
Marc Cucurella was named in Spain’s starting XI as they played out a goalless 0-0 draw with Serbia in the Nations League. Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was named on the bench for the European Champions, while Djordje Petrovic wasn't included in Serbia’s matchday squad.
Meanwhile, at youth level, Deivid Washington was a late substitute during Brazil Under-20’s 2-1 victory over Mexico in an exhibition match.
Harry McGlinchey was part of the Ireland’s Under-19 squad that lost 2-1 to France in their first of three games out in Slovenia. Shamrock Rovers' Cian Dillon scored a consolation after France had taken a two-goal lead.
Youngster Leo Cardoso was brought on during Portugal Under-19's 2-1 victory over Montenegro, with goals from Joao Teixeira and Gil Martins securing the win.