As Lionel Messi gets set to enter the FIFA Club World Cup with Inter Miami CF, he enters a tournament in a much different way than he has in the past–– without expectation. With the best clubs from around the world descending upon the United States for the first 32-team edition of the Club World Cup,

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play the first game of the FIFA Club World Cup tomorrow against Al Ahly. The Argentine star faces a brand-new competition with Inter Miami since his arrival in the summer of 2023.

The Club World Cup will take Inter Miami from start-up to the global stage.Just five years after its MLS debut, the team co-owned by David Beckham and starring Lionel Messi will have the eyes of the world on it as it kicks off soccer's newest competition with the chance to be crowned world champion.