The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup kicked off yesterday (June 15) with the opening match between Inter Miami and Al Ahly.
Accordingly, Messi and his teammates had a lackluster opening match when they were held to a 0-0 draw by their opponent from Egypt. It is worth mentioning that without the excellence of goalkeeper Ustari and a successful penalty save, Inter Miami would not be able to keep a clean sheet.
In addition, the remaining match of Group A between Palmeiras and Porto also ended with a score of 0-0. Although both teams tried hard, they could not make a difference, thereby accepting to share points in the first match.
With these results, Group A at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is quite balanced. All 4 clubs have the same score, the goal difference and the head-to-head are equal.
Therefore, they will have to make more efforts in the next matches with the goal of winning to move up the rankings and get tickets to the next round.
