Of the many, many contentions around the Club World Cup, few have quite matched the qualification process for one team in particular. Joining a field of continental champions and some of the best performing teams from around the planet is a side who have never won their domestic league nor a top-level international trophy in their brief history.

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano expressed dismay that his team did not sign reinforcements for the Club World Cup.

Messi and his team-mates trained under the watchful eye of David Beckham on the eve of their Club World Cup opener at Hard Rock Stadium