{"id":8833,"date":"2026-05-15T15:58:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8833"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:58:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:58:50","slug":"exclusive-reveals-levi-colwill-one-step-closer-to-world-cup-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8833","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive reveals Levi Colwill one step closer to World Cup dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea defender Levi Colwill is back in the England squad ahead of the World Cup, but has a race to make the final team.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An exclusive report from the Daily Mail claims that Levi Colwill has been put on England\u2019s 55 man roster for the World Cup this summer, as manager Thomas Tuchel prepares to chop that list to the final 26 in his announcement next week.<\/p>\n<h2>Colwill clears first hurdle but faces tricky task on next<\/h2>\n<p>The defender has been out injured all season, but looks to have made it back just in time to at least have a chance of making it.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming he starts against Man City tomorrow and gets through that game ok, it\u2019s hard to see him playing against Tottenham on Tuesday \u2013 that game just comes too soon for a guy back after a long injury.<\/p>\n<p>He would therefore only have the final game of the season against Sunderland to continue to improve his sharpness and fitness.<\/p>\n<p>Enough to get into the 26 man squad? 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