Club World Cup opens goalless, 0-0 between Messi's Inter Miami and Al Ahly

No goals between Lionel Messi 's Inter Miami and the Egyptians of Al Ahly in the match that opened the Club World Cup . At the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami the anticipation was high, but the show on the pitch left much to be desired. In the stands, together with the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino , many stars of the past such as Ronaldo, Baggio and Beckham : before the entrance of the two teams on the pitch, 'Desire' debuted, the new official anthem of FIFA composed by Robbie Williams (also involving Laura Pausini ) which will also be proposed for the 2026 World Cup and for future competitions.

Ustari saves Trezeguet's penalty

The first real chance fell to the most anticipated player, Messi, but the former Barcelona player's left-footed free kick went just wide. As the minutes passed, Al-Ahly created the best chances to unlock the game, but the Egyptians found another Argentine in their path, Oscar Ustari . In the 33rd minute, the 38-year-old goalkeeper parried a close-range header from Dari following a corner and in the 43rd minute he did it again, parrying a penalty from Trezeguet (Segovia's foul on Zizo).

Messi almost scores

In the second half, the hosts revved up the engine. Messi hit the outside of the post with a curling free kick and in injury time his cross shot was deflected onto the crossbar by El-Shenawy . In the middle, the Argentine number 10 delivered a perfect cross for Picault 's header, which was put out for a corner by the Egyptian goalkeeper. Today at 18:00 Bayern Munich will take the field against Auckland City , at 21:00 the big match of Group B between European champions Paris Saint Germain and Atletico Madrid .