Ahead of the Club World Cup kickoff, much of the focus was on the state of the pitch at Hard Rock Stadium. After hosting two Shakira concerts just days before the tournament began, the field was reinstalled but showed overlapping turf panels and uneven patches,

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.

It's Lionel Messi and Inter Miami vs Al-Ahly of Egypt today in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup first match. What to know, including time, TV schedule.