Al Ahly held on to frustrate home side Inter Miami as they opened their account at the newly revamped Club World Cup with a 0-0 draw at Miami Gardens in Florida Saturday night.

With this result, both clubs earned one point for the draw.

They are in the tournament's Group A, which also includes Portuguese club FC Porto and Brazilian club Palmeiras.

Al Ahly had the best chance of the day to open the scoring but they fluffed their lines off a penalty kick on 43 minutes with Trezeguet's effort saved by Oscar Ustari in the Miami goal.

Former Ballon d'Or winner Messi nearly scored off a free kick in the 64th minute but his astute effort hit the side netting.

Inter Miami had another prime scoring chance in the 85th minute; this time, Messi lifted a pass toward the front of the net to Fafa Picault, who bounced a header off the turf and over the crossbar as Al Ahly survived.

Inter Miami's next contest is Thursday against FC Porto in Atlanta, while Al Ahly will face Palmeiras on Thursday in East Rutherford, N.J.

Sunday will see several fixtures being played with Bayern Munich facing Auckland City in the first clash of the day at 7 PM Kenyan time.

The Club World Cup will end 13 July 2025.