FIFA would have hoped to have both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in action at the 32-team Club World Cup in the US. However, while Messi’s Inter Miami is playing through the host nation’s slot, Ronaldo’s is absent from the tournament.

In the end, not even Saudi Arabia or Gianni Infantino could engineer a way to get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup

The Club World Cup’s Group A is still awaiting its first goal after Palmeiras and Porto mirrored Al Ahly and Inter Miami’s result from the opening night by drawing 0-0.