Messi celebrates his birthday and leads Inter Miami to the round of 16!

Messi celebrates his birthday and leads Inter Miami to the round of 16!

Miami, USA - On June 24, 2025, Inter Miami reached the round of 16 of the FIFA Club World Championship, and not only that: Lionel Messi celebrates his 39th birthday that day. In an exciting last group game against Palmeiras from Brazil, the teams separated 2-2 after Miami was initially 2-0 in the lead.

Tadeo Allende put Inter Miami in the lead with a goal in the 16th minute, which he made possible by preliminary work by Luis Suárez. Luis Suárez himself increased to 2-0 in the 65th minute. Nevertheless, Palmeiras was able to turn the game by still using Paulinho (80th minute) and Mauricio (87th minute) in the final phase. With this point win, Palmeiras secured the group victory due to the better goal difference, while Miami moved into the round of 16 as second in the table.

squad and performance by Inter Miami

Inter Miami will be debut this year at the FIFA Club World Cup, which will take place in the USA from June 14 to July 13, 2025. A total of 32 teams take part. Miami played against top-class opponents such as Al Aly from Egypt and FC Porto from Portugal in the group phase, with both encounters contributing to the exciting tournament experience. Inter Miami's squad is impressive: In addition to Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, well -known players such as Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and many others belong to the team.

The defensive line -up contains players such as Tomas Aviles and David Martinez, while in midfield talents such as Benjamin Cremaschi and Santiago Morales steer the fortunes of the game. Goalkeepers such as Drake Callender and Oscar Ustari guarantee security between the posts.

a special reunion

In the round of 16, Inter Miami meets Paris Saint-Germain, Messi's former club, for which he played from 2021 to 2023. This reunion promises tension and a number of emotions, both for Messi and for the fans. PSG is known to be one of the strongest teams in the world, which makes the duel all the more interesting.

In the parallel group game, FC Porto and Al-Nahry separated with an extraordinary 4: 4, with the Egyptian striker Wessam Abou Ali out with three goals for al-Nahry.

The next few days will be decisive for Inter Miami and Lionel Messi, while they are preparing for the challenge against PSG and the expectations of the audience are imitated.

Further information on the teams and the tournament structure are on vol.at , ran.de and Sportbild.de