US EditionMessi Gets Club World Cup Under Way in Miami
- Inter Miami opened their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup campaign with a goalless draw against Al Ahly at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, on June 14, 2025.
- As the designated team representing the host country, Inter Miami secured their spot by claiming the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield, despite experiencing a difficult start to the 2025 season under new head coach Javier Mascherano.
- Mascherano noted that the team felt tense during the first half but grew more composed and patient in the second half, which allowed them to create scoring opportunities while working to connect with Messi on the field.
- Messi, who was booed in his final match as a PSG player, showed moments of brilliance including a late long-range effort saved onto the bar by Al Ahly's keeper Mohamed El Shenawy.
- Inter Miami qualified for the round of 16, setting up a David-versus-Goliath knockout match against reigning European champions PSG, offering Messi his first competitive match against a former club.
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Los Angeles Times
After more than a year of uncertainty and criticism, the Club World Cup began in Miami on Saturday.
MIAMI. Inter Miami played the opening match of the Club World Cup at home in Miami. But it was Egyptian Al Ahly fans who were heard and seen the most at Hard Rock Stadium. –
Soccer-No goal, but Messi's influence on show in Club World Cup opener
MIAMI (Reuters) -Although he did not score, Lionel Messi again proved his worth with Inter Miami, showing some brilliance and avoiding injury as they got off to a decent start in the Club World Cup with a goalless draw against African giants Al-Ahly from Egypt on Saturday. Read full story
The World Cup of Clubs began. The curtain opened at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and it was quite a spectacle as planned. From the beginning to the end. At the stage, with a hug for memory between Ronaldo and Beckham, and in the field with Lionel Messi. There were no goals, but half stadium sang goal in a foul that if the Argentine arrived to nail would have happened to the story of a tournament that began stopping the planet. Miami confirmed …
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