The FIFA Club World Cup opener was a scoreless draw, lacking a magical Lionel Messi moment in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Lionel Messi was denied a sensational late winner as Inter Miami had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Egypt’s Al Ahly in the opening game of the Club World Cup on Saturday night.

The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

The anticipated Club World Cup kicked off this Saturday with the match between Al Ahly of Egypt and Inter Miami, who were practically hosts at the Hard Rock Stadium.Register on DAZN to watch all FIFA

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The first match of the Club World Cup may have ended in a 0-0 draw between Al Ahly and Inter Miami, but it wasn't for a lack of trying at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday. Trezeguet missed a penalty in the first half of play,

Al Ahly comes out of Egypt having qualified after winning the CAF Champions League in 2020-21. This is the club’s 10th trip to the CWC, and fourth year in a row. Al Ahly has finished third in three of the last four tournaments.

A sea of red descended on Hard Rock Stadium Saturday night for the highly anticipated Club World Cup opening match, as fans of Egyptian power Al Ahly traveled long distances to see their beloved Red Devils take on Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates.

Lionel Messi twice came close to scoring the winning goal in an lively opening to FIFA’s newly expanded Club World Cup as Al Ahly and Inter Miami delivered a 0-0 draw that was mixed in quality but full of action and ultimately watched by a bumper crowd at the Hard Rock Stadium.

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