Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami take on Egyptian giants Al Ahly as the new look FIFA Club World Cup kicks off in Florida.

Inter Miami opens the 2025 Club World Cup against Al-Ahly of Egypt. Is Lionel Messi playing? Here's what we know, plus TV schedule.

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 opening game between Inter Miami and Al Ahly, coach Javier Mascherano made something clear about the final result.

Inter Miami and Al Ahly will meet on Saturday, June 14. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami is the venue for the game. The Inter Miami-Al Ahly game will be available to watch on TV and online on DAZN. DAZN is the exclusive broadcast partner for the 2025 Club World Cup and will stream every game for free.

Luciano Acosta scored a brace, leading FC Dallas to a 4-2 win over the host Sporting KC on Saturday night. Petar Musa and Bernard Kamungo also scored for Dallas (5-6-6, 21 points), which won in MLS play for the first time since a victory on April 27 over Inter Miami,

Read the lowdown on the opening Group A fixture at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 as Al Ahly took on Inter Miami at Hard Rock Stadium.

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

Igor Jesus scored a late equalizer and Denis Bouanga scored an extra-time winner to give LAFC a 2-1 win over Club América and send them hauling a wheelbarrow full of cash to the Club World Cup. The win helped them vanquish some big-game demons and gave them a little bit of petty cash to build out their roster the rest of the way.

Inter Miami will have to rely heavily on Lionel Messi's firepower as they prepare for Saturday's Club World Cup opener against Al-Ahly, with coach Javier Mascherano forced to re-shuffle his backline due to a string of injuries.

As the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield winner, Inter Miami earned a place in the 2025 Club World Cup as a host country representative. That, in turn, means Messi will be taking part in a FIFA tournament this summer, albeit one where he isn't representing Argentina.

FIFA Club World Cup is officially underway, as Lionel Messi and Inter Miami played in a scoreless draw against Al Ahly in Group A action.