By Julien Pretot MIAMI BEACH, Florida -More than a thousand Boca Juniors fans turned a slice of Miami’s coastline into “Boca Beach” on Sunday, draping the shores of Bark Beach in blue and yellow on the eve of their team’s Club World Cup debut.

The FIFA Club World Cup opener was a scoreless draw, lacking a magical Lionel Messi moment in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

Lionel Messi was denied a sensational late winner as Inter Miami had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Egypt’s Al Ahly in the opening game of the Club World Cup on Saturday night

After more than a year of uncertainty and criticism, the Club World Cup kicked off in Miami, and soccer may never be the same.

Al Ahly comes out of Egypt having qualified after winning the CAF Champions League in 2020-21. This is the club’s 10th trip to the CWC, and fourth year in a row. Al Ahly has finished third in three of the last four tournaments.

The tournament features some of soccer's biggest stars, like Lionel Messi and iconic teams like Spain's Real Madrid.

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More than a thousand Boca Juniors fans turned a slice of Miami’s coastline into “Boca Beach” on Sunday, draping the shores of Bark Beach in blue and yellow on the eve of their team’s Club World Cup debut.

Lionel Messi was denied in extra time and Inter Miami and Al Ahly settled for a scoreless draw in the opening game of the Club World Cup.

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