{"id":855957,"date":"2025-06-16T17:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/inter-miami-draw-al-ahly-in-club-world-cup-opener-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T17:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:12:10","slug":"inter-miami-draw-al-ahly-in-club-world-cup-opener-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/inter-miami-draw-al-ahly-in-club-world-cup-opener-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Miami draw Al Ahly in Club World Cup opener | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/inter-miami-cf\">Inter Miami CF<\/a> settled for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-club-world-cup\/2025\/matches\/ahlvsmia-06-14-2025\/\">0-0 draw<\/a> with Egyptian side Al Ahly Saturday night in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-club-world-cup\/\">2025 FIFA Club World Cup<\/a> debut at Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/oscar-ustari\/\">\u00d3scar Ustari<\/a>&#8216;s lights-out performance in goal gave the Herons a point in their Group A opener, which was also the tournament&#8217;s inaugural match.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran Argentine goalkeeper made eight saves on the night, withstanding a barrage of pressure through most of the first half with several highlight-reel interventions \u2013 none more vital than a 43rd-minute penalty-kick stop on Tr\u00e9z\u00e9guet.<\/p>\n<p>Ustari&#8217;s heroics gave the Herons a second wind in the final 45 minutes, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lionel-messi\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> flashing a free kick against the side netting and substitute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/fafa-picault\/\">Faf\u00e0 Picault<\/a> forcing a close-range stop from Al Ahly &#8216;keeper Mohamed El Shenawy late in the game.<\/p>\n<p>El Shenawy had one more game-saving denial in him, deflecting a Messi shot over the crossbar deep into stoppage time to secure the scoreless draw.<\/p>\n<p><h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not in OSCAR USTARI&#8217;S house \u261d\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InterMiamiCF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@InterMiamiCF<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFACWC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FIFACWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rt1eDi2Tzq\">pic.twitter.com\/Rt1eDi2Tzq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/1934052915527745935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The save \u23ed\ufe0f the reaction. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIFACWC?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FIFACWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K3ohNIbib2\">pic.twitter.com\/K3ohNIbib2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFACWC\/status\/1934053898085716347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/inter-miami-draw-al-ahly-in-club-world-cup-debut\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Margarete Schewe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2013 Inter Miami CF settled for a 0-0 draw with Egyptian side Al Ahly Saturday night in their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup debut at Hard Rock Stadium. \u00d3scar Ustari&#8216;s lights-out performance in goal gave the Herons a point in their Group A opener, which was also the tournament&#8217;s inaugural match. 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