Playing on one of three MLS teams, Messi and Suárez expressed muted expectations for the tournament against European giants.

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

Oscar Ustari was outstanding in the first half, making several key saves, including a penalty stop that kept Inter Miami in the game. El Shenawy took over the spotlight with a string of impressive saves of his own to ensure Al Ahly walked away with a clean sheet.