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2:1! The third unpopularity in the Club World Cup: Miami upset Champions League champion, Messi scored a free kick

7:33pm, 20 June 2025【Football】

Miami International originally had no right to participate in the Club World Cup, but with the support of last season's regular season champion and Messi's halo, Miami successfully participated as the host. In the opening game of the first round, Miami struggled to tie Cairo Nationals with goalkeeper Ustari 8 saves in the game; in the early morning of June 20, the second round of the Club World Cup was officially launched, and Miami welcomed a stronger opponent: Porto; with the conceding one goal first, Segovia equalized the score, Messi scored a free kick and overtook it, Miami upset Porto 2:1 and won a key victory.

As the super giant of the Portuguese Super League and the 2-time Champions League champion, Porto also tied with South American champion Palmeiras in the first round. In this game, Messi continued to partner with Suarez on the front line, with Kremaski and Busquets in the midfield; Ustari, who performed well in the first game, stood in front of the goal; Porto also showed off his main players, except for the injured Diogo Costa, Alan Barrera, Omorodion and Rodrigo Mora all made their debuts.

Just 8 minutes into the game, Miami International suffered a fatal blow. Noah Allen defended in the penalty area and knocked Mario down. The referee called a penalty when watching the replay. Omoro Dion shot into the net, 0:1! The 21-year-old Omoro Dion joined from Atletico Madrid for 20 million euros last summer window. He scored his 26th goal of the season and has also been shortlisted for the Spanish national team.

Downside Miami with one goal, immediately launched a counterattack. In the 19th minute, Messi broke through with the ball in the middle and passed directly. Suarez counterattacked with an offside to form an excellent opportunity to be blocked by the goalkeeper Ramos; in the 35th minute, Suarez missed the ball in the middle, and Kremaski's powerful shot in the penalty area was still saved by Ramos. In the 39th minute, Marcano hit the left, Rodrigo Mora turned around and got rid of the low shot, Ustari lost the position, and Falcon's goal line made a key clearance in the goal line.

In the 44th minute, Omorodion was super personal qualities and advanced at high speed with the ball, and forced a low shot on Noah Allen's defense. Ustari did not dare to neglect the ball to block it; 1 minute later, Alan Barrera shot from the outside and shot straight to the goal and hit the crossbar and bounced out! Miami almost conceded another goal.

The continuous wasted opportunities also made Porto punished. Just in the 47th minute of the second half, Miami worked hard to achieve results. Vegant made a straight pass from the right side of the rib, Allende made a cross from the bottom, and Segovia kept bounced the ball in the middle and hit the upper corner of the goal, 1:1! This is Miami's first goal in Club World Cup history.

In the 54th minute, Messi was knocked to the ground when organizing an offense at the top of the arc. Miami got a set piece opportunity. Messi took the penalty and directly passed the free kick around the wall and went straight into the net, 2:1! After 10 years, Messi scored again in the Club World Cup; at the same time, this was Messi's sixth goal in the Club World Cup, tying Benzema and Bale, second only to Ronaldo with 7 goals.

From leading to falling behind, Porto's performance was completely different. The frontcourt pressure and efficient pass in the first half were not only gone, but the rest of the game became mediocre; Mascherano also made continuous substitution adjustments and strengthened defense. In the end, Miami successfully defended the score of 2:1, and Porto won the first Club World Cup in team history; because in another game in the same group, Palmeiras defeated Cairo Nationals 2:0, Miami ranked second with 4 points, and as long as he scored 1 point on Palmeiras in the last round of the group stage, he could qualify for qualifying.