Messi and Inter Miami make history at Club World Cup, $1 billion boost

Messi and Inter Miami will make history if they reach the knockout stages of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. They only need to draw with Palmeiras in the final round of Group A on June 24. That would give a huge boost to David Beckham's $1 billion project.

Messi plays his last official match at the age of 37

On June 24, Messi will play Inter Miami against Palmeiras at Hard Rock Stadium at 8:00 a.m. (Vietnam time). This is a very special match for the Argentine legend, taking place on the day he officially turns 38. It will be even more special if he and his teammates win tickets to the knockout round of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ in their first participation in the tournament.

Messi scored a goal at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, after a superb free kick in the 2-1 win over Porto on June 20 - Photo: Reuters

This possibility is very high, when Messi and Inter Miami with 4 points after 1 win and 1 draw, with a goal difference of +1, currently hold a 95% chance of advancing. They only need a draw against Palmeiras to ensure the same second place in the group, and do not need to care about the result of the remaining match between Porto and Al Ahly taking place at the same time. If they win, Messi and his teammates will advance as group leaders.

According to defender Jordi Alba, who will return to full-time play after recovering from injury: "Inter Miami always aim to win every match. We have no other thoughts than the determination to win every time we step onto the field. This is also the World Cup arena for clubs. We know we will face the strongest opponents in the world , so we always have to play with the highest effort."

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The American newspaper Miami Herald confirmed that before the match between Inter Miami and Palmeiras, Messi trained in good health and was very excited. He and Suarez will definitely play in the attack as usual. Inter Miami also has the return of defender David Martinez, who can replace Ian Fray who was injured in the 2-1 win over Porto on June 20.

Messi and his teammates practice excitedly before the match against Palmeiras - Photo: Reuters

If Messi and Inter Miami qualify for the round of 16 of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup™, they will also be the only representatives from MLS and the host country, the United States, remaining in the tournament. Meanwhile, the remaining two teams, Los Angeles FC, have been eliminated early, while Seattle Sounders FC are also running out of hope after losing two matches and will face the "giant" PSG in the final round of Group B (2:00 a.m., June 24).

Inter Miami owners excited about historic milestone

David Beckham, chairman and co-owner of the club, is most excited about the club’s impending historic run at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup™. Inter Miami’s progression to the knockout stages of the competition will further boost the club’s value, which has already increased by more than 103% to $1.19 billion by early 2025.

David Beckham is excited about the new Miami Freedom Park stadium that is about to be completed - Photo: Screenshot David Beckham/Instagram

But that's not all, the boost from the FIFA tournament will also help Inter Miami win big in the Miami Freedom Park project, including the team's main stadium with a capacity of 25,000 seats and an entertainment complex, worth more than 1 billion USD (about 26,164 billion VND) about to launch in March 2026.

The current success of Inter Miami will ensure that the team continues to increase revenue greatly when moving to a new stadium, with a higher number of fans than at present. Besides, there is the excitement of American fans when witnessing the remarkable progress of a team that has only appeared on the world football map for the past 5 years. Inter Miami officially competes from 2020, after 2 years of establishment in 2018.

Miami Freedom Park is a project that David Beckham and his co-owners of Inter Miami, billionaire brothers Jorge and Jose Mas, have been nurturing since they were preparing to form the team. Until now, the project has taken shape and is nearing completion.

In particular, the presence of Messi from July 2023 to now has brought many outstanding successes in all aspects, pushing this project to complete at lightning speed.

Inter Miami's owners are now just one step away from finalizing everything as planned, which is when the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup™ campaign ends, they will officially announce Messi's contract extension until the end of 2026 with an option to extend the following year.

This is the plan for Messi to open the new stadium at Miami Freedom Park and attend the 2026 World Cup with the Argentina team.

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