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Chelsea duo Gary Cahill and Frank Lampard are flying home with the England squad after their disastrous World Cup campaign ended in a drab 0-0 draw with Costa Rica.

Cahill, along wither former Blues striker Daniel Sturridge, was the only England player to start all three games in Brazil for the Three Lions, whilst Lampard - out of contract at Stamford Bridge - captained the side in what is likely to be his final international appearance.

The England pair are not the only Chelsea players to be returning home early, as the Blues' Spanish contingent shared the ignominy of going out at the group stages.

That means that new arrival Cesc Fabregas joins Fernando Torres and Cesar Azpilicueta on the plane home, whilst Diego Costa - widely rumoured to be joining them at Stamford Bridge next season - failed to net in his two starts.

Samuel Eto'o's Cameroon finished pointless and bottom of Group A, whilst there was heartache for former Chelsea pair Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou, whose Ivory Coast side were knocked out by a stoppage time winner as Giorgios Samaras' 91st-minute penalty sent Greece through.

Despite those disappointments, the Blues will still be well represented in the latter stages of the tournament.

John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses and Kenneth Omeruo will progress with Nigeria provided Bosnia at least hold Iran to a draw, and Andre Schurrle's Germany are all but guaranteed to progress as group winners should they avoid defeat against the USA.

Germany's progress signals the end of the road for former Blue Michael Essien, whose Ghana side need to beat Portugal and hope Germany defeat the Americans - similarly Raul Meireles and Portugal need an even great swing in goal difference to prolong their stay in Brazil.

Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, and Romelu Lukaku are through with ex-Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne and Belgium, whilst Oscar, Willian and Ramires - along with PSG-bound David Luiz - will also be present in the knockout rounds with the host nation Brazil.

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I think we were the most represented club at the World Cup with 16 players iirc. So I agree with Jason, it's very good that most got knocked out of the group stages or half our squad would have missed preseason and been exhausted and under-prepared at the start of the season.

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