The opening match of Group A of the 2025 Club World Cup between Al Ahly and Inter Miami ended in a goalless draw. The duel that took place at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday (15/6/2025) did not produce a winner.
Both teams played aggressively and pressed each other throughout the match, creating a number of dangerous opportunities. However, the solid performance of the goalkeepers made the score 0-0 last until the long whistle.
With this result, the competition in Group A is still wide open. Both Al Ahly and Inter Miami have one point.
Al Ahly immediately took the initiative to attack from the start of the match. In the 9th minute, Emam Ashour’s kick almost resulted in a goal, but was saved by the goalkeeper.
Inter Miami did not remain silent and threatened through Lionel Messi in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, his free kick was still slightly wide above the goal.
A crucial moment occurred in the 31st minute when Wessam Abou Ali broke into Inter Miami’s goal. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed by the referee because it was considered offside.
In the 41st minute, Al Ahly were awarded a penalty due to a violation by Telasco Segovia. However, Trezeguet’s execution two minutes later was thwarted by Oscar Ustari, making the first half end goalless.
Al Ahly immediately threatened at the start of the second half through a golden opportunity from Trezeguet in the 49th minute. Receiving a perfect in front of the goal, his close-range shot went wide to the right side.
Inter Miami did not remain silent and gave a quick response two minutes later. Tadeo Allende found a gap in front of the goal, but Mohamed El Shenawy managed to anticipate it with a brilliant save.
In the 64th minute, Lionel Messi tried to score again from a dead ball situation. However, his direct free kick was still slightly wide of the left side of Al Ahly’s goal.
Fafa Picault almost scored for Inter Miami with a header from close range in the 85th minute. But Mohamed El Shenawy made an extraordinary reflex save to keep Al Ahly’s goal safe and the score remained 0-0.
