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.

UEFA Champions League regulars Porto finished third in the Portuguese Primeira Liga this season and will want to give a good account of themselves at the Club World Cup. The winner of this match would likely take control of Group A right from the off.

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