Reece James shares what Chelsea did during a two-hour thunderstorm delay

Chelsea advanced to the quarterfinals of the club’s World Cup over the weekend after defeating Benfica 4-1 at Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina.

But the scoring line is not the main topic – that’s a huge delay.

Chelsea led 1-0 with the game suddenly paused with four minutes left in Charlotte’s severe thunderstorm warning.

Fans were evacuated, while players were taken off the court and back to the locker room, where they waited for 113 minutes before finally resuming the game.

So, what did the players do during such a long break? James has sprinkled beans now.

“It’s about restoring, keeping the legs on the bike and listening to some music to keep the atmosphere,” the England international said. “It takes a lot of time for players to calm down and then restart the engine again, but we’re glad we got the job done.”

and do the work they have done. Although Angel Di Maria put the game into practice almost immediately after the restart with a fine, Chelsea dominated from there.

The goals of Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall won a convincing victory for Enzo Maresca.

Despite this, despite the results, Maresca was not satisfied with the situation.

“You can’t stay for two hours. It’s brand new,” Italy vented after the game.
“I know there is a pause for safety, but if you pause six or seven games, maybe this is not the right place to host this game.”

At least the 2026 World Cup was not held in the United States…oh wait.

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