Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell is hoping to contend for a World Cup spot this winter with England.

The left-back endured a miserable season in 2021/2022, as he was out of action for most of the campaign with a serious knee injury.

But now that he is back to full fitness, Chilwell hopes a stellar run of form at the start of this season will secure his spot in Gareth Southgate's squad for the tournament.

"I'm trying to make sure there are a few spots for a few more trophies," Chilwell said regarding the winter World Cup.

"The World Cup would be a bit bigger than that."

He added: "I've dreamed of playing in a World Cup literally since I can remember and to know it's just around the corner is more motivation than you can know for me to try and seal that [left-back] spot down.

"Not just for myself but for my family, everything - especially after the Euros in what was a difficult time for me.

"If I could go to the World Cup as the number one left-back, have a good tournament and hopefully as a team and we do really well and go all the way it would be amazing.

"It would be the highlight not just of my career but of my life so over the next four, five months I'm just going to do everything that I can to try and make sure that is my spot."