Club World Cup opening match 0-0! Miami International draws Cairo nationals at home, Messi is unable to support it

In the opening game of the FIFA Club World Cup in the early morning of June 15, the performance of the host Miami International was shocking. They played 0-0 with the Egyptian strongman Cairo Nationals at home, but failed to get a good start as they wished.

As the host of this event, Miami International originally hopes to bring a fantastic start to the team with superstars such as Messi and Suarez. However, facing the Cairo Nationals, who are not top-notch in strength, Miami International fell into a passive and performed mediocre throughout the game. The first half of the game almost became the performance time for Cairo nationals. The visiting team completed 8 shots in 45 minutes, 6 of which hit the goal range, showing extremely strong offensive efficiency. On the other hand, Miami International's defense line seems chaotic, frequently interrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm through fouls. In the 43rd minute, defender Segovia fouled against Qi Zuo in the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick. At the critical moment, goalkeeper Ustari stepped forward and successfully saved the Egyptian striker Trezege's shot, ensuring that the home team's goal was not lost.

Entering the second half, the physical fitness of Cairo nationals declined, and Miami International gradually regained some of the game rhythm. However, the team's forward line was collectively silent, especially Suarez was almost invisible throughout the game, and the burden of the offensive organization fell almost entirely on the shoulders of 38-year-old veteran Messi.

Looking at the entire game, Miami International has only 5 truly threatening attacks, and the planners of these attacks are Messi without exception. Although the "King of Ball" tried many times to create threats through free kicks and personal breakthroughs, it never failed to break the deadlock. Among them, in the 63rd minute, his direct free kick hit the outside of the post, and the ball hit the goal and almost scored, which made the fans at the scene sigh. In the 84th minute of the game, Messi sent a precise cross, and Picoulter, who came on as a substitute, headed the ball from a close distance by the opponent's goalkeeper again. In the first minute of stoppage time, Beckham in the stands stood up excitedly to celebrate, thinking that Messi's far-angle shot would bring a final victory to the team, but Egyptian goalkeeper El Schenerwei flew to save again and blocked the ball from the baseline.

In the end, the highly anticipated opening game of the Club World Cup ended with a dull score of 0 to 0. Judging from the performance of the game, Miami International is obviously not ready to meet a high-level event. Faced with the next match against European powerhouse Porto, fans also find it difficult to believe that they can bring surprises.