Waiting for Messi's magic, Club World Cup is the last dance
"Messi and Inter Miami are underrated, but they could be very interesting dark horses at the Club World Cup. The US host team is in the middle of the MLS season and has been in pretty good form recently. Meanwhile, most of the remaining teams have finished their seasons, except for the very strong European clubs. The opening match against Al Ahly is quite a match for them. Messi and his teammates are expected to start with a win," the US newspaper, Deporte Total USA , commented.
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Underrated, it could be a chance for Messi and Inter Miami to shock at the Club World Cup
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Meanwhile, The Athletic newspaper said: "FIFA has improved the Club World Cup in a new version, and has given Messi and his former Barcelona teammates such as Suarez, Busquets and Jordi Alba another chance to participate in the tournament.
This will be their final dance in FIFA's top club competition. Messi and Busquets have won the Club World Cup three times before, while Suarez and Alba won in 2015. They have had no shortage of glory in the tournament, but their appearance in a new edition of the tournament, held in the United States, promises to be an exciting one for viewers.
"Inter Miami have had a few ups and downs in recent months, but Messi remains a creative force. At home - or at least at club level - the pressure will be on. It remains to be seen how Messi and his famous friends fare on the highest club stage, a stage they once thought was far behind when they all moved to America," The Athletic said.
Before returning to play for the Argentina national team in the recent South American qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup, Messi had been playing continuously for Inter Miami since recovering from injury at the end of March.
At the age of about 38 (June 24), Messi has regained his peak form and scoring feeling after many scoreless matches. He scored 2 consecutive doubles and had 3 assists, helping Inter Miami win again in the matches against CF Montreal with a score of 4-2 and Columbus Crew with a score of 5-1.
Messi's impressive form also helped his close teammate Suarez regain his scoring instinct, scoring 3 goals in the above 2 matches. These two famous players also gradually combined well with new teammates such as Fafa Picault and Telasco Segovia, creating a sharp attack again for Inter Miami, after many disappointing matches due to the shock elimination in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup at the end of April.
Inter Miami could be a very interesting “dark horse” at the Club World Cup
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The timely return of Messi, Suarez and Inter Miami Club also returned to the top of the MLS since the end of May, along with the time off due to the FIFA Days schedule in June, helped coach Mascherano regain a lot of confidence to focus on the preparation process for the Club World Cup, according to Spanish newspaper, AS .
"Inter Miami's opponents Al Ahly had a warm-up match against Pachuca at the Chase Stadium. The African club champions boast a star striker, Mahmoud Trezeguet, alongside midfielder Zizo (both Egyptian) and 25-year-old Tunisian Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane. They will have their first chance to face Messi and his famous friends," AS said.
Messi has now scored 15 goals and had 6 assists in 20 games for Inter Miami in the 2025 season. In MLS, it is 10 goals and 5 assists, in 13 games.
After the opening match of the Club World Cup against Al Ahly, Messi and Inter Miami have two more matches in Group A against Porto from Portugal (2am, June 20) and Palmeiras from Brazil (8am, June 24).
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