Goal fest marks Club World Cup opener
The opening day of the FIFA Club World Cup brought excitement, goals, and more than one surprise that not everyone expected.
Here’s a summary of the highlights from the first day of the revamped FIFA tournament.
Lionel Messi hit the post and failed to score in a debut where Ustari was the standout player, and Al Ahly showed themselves to be as competitive as the American team.
A dull start to the World Cup.
With a thrashing of Auckland City, the Bundesliga champion put on a show, although it also raises the debate about whether it’s fair to have two clubs of different scales compete in an international tournament.
For now, Musiala’s return with three goals was great news.
Enrique Cerezo said before the match against PSG that they were in the USA to reach the final, but the French thrashing indicates a different reality.
Atlético lacked rhythm and quality to trouble the European champion.
We had the most entertaining duel of the day. Both Porto and Palmeiras proposed an offensive approach, but fell short in the definition, although goalkeeper Claudio Ramos was the hero with the save of the day.
Although everything pointed to Botafogo as a clear favorite, Seattle Sounders troubled the South American team throughout the second half, dramatically approaching the equalizer in the final minutes, although it wasn’t enough to steal a point.
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