Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami settle for second in group after 2-2 draw vs Palmeiras at FIFA Club World Cup 2025

With this result, Inter Miami finished second in the group, while Palmeiras did it in first place, and you lived every moment of this game here.

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The game between Inter Miami and Palmeiras ended tied 2-2.

Mauricio scores for Palmeiras to level the match!!

Oscar Ustari saves a great shot by Mauricio to keep Inter Miami ahead.

Paulinho scores for Palmeiras to cut distances in the scoreboard!

Federico Redondo and Tadeo Allende leave the field to make way for Baltasar Rodriguez and Fafa Picault.

Luis Suarez leaves the field to make way for Benjamin Cremaschi.

The young Brazilian forward took a shot from outside the box, but his effort went just over the crossbar.

Jordi Alba enters to replace Telasco Segovia in Inter Miami, and Vitor Roque and Allan Ellias enter to replace Lucas Evangelista and Marcos Rocha.

Luis Suarez scores a fantastic goal to give Inter Miami the lead!

The captain fired from outside the box, but this time his shot sailed over Weverton’s crossbar.

Facundo Torres leaves the field to make way for Paulinho.

After a long run toward the Palmeiras goal, Allende's shot narrowly missed, going just wide of the post.

Messi tried from outside the box, but the shot went to Weverton's hands.

Raphael Veiga leaves the field to make way for Mauricio.

The game is on again!

The game goes to halftime with Inter Miami leading the scoreboard 1-0 over Palmeiras.

Lionel Messi receives the first yellow card of the game.

With Porto and Al Ahly currently tied 1-1 in their simultaneous match, Inter Miami would advance as group winners, while Palmeiras would secure second place and also move on to the next round of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

The Brazilian side is pushing forward in search of the goal that would level the match and secure the top spot in Group A.

Murilo Cerqueira leaves the field injured to make way for Bruno Fuchs.

Tadeo Allende scores the first goal of the game to give Inter Miami the lead!

Following a Palmeiras corner, captain Gustavo Gomez rose for a strong header, but goalkeeper Oscar Ustari handled it comfortably.

Inter Miami and Palmeiras are playing on Matchday 3 of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025!

Inter Miami and Palmeiras are doing warm-up activities on the field. The game will begin at the Hard Rock Stadium in a few minutes!

The reason why Jordi Alba won't play from the start is because he has been dealing with a hamstring injury for several weeks and, while he is fit to play, he is not at 100%

This will be Inter Miami's starting XI: Oscar Ustari; Marcelo Weigandt, Tomas Aviles, Maximiliano Falcon, Noah Allen; Tadeo Allende, Federico Redondo, Sergio Busquets, Telasco Segovia; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez.

This will be Palmeiras' starting lineup: Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gomez, Murilo Cerqueira, Joaquin Piquerez; Richard Rios, Lucas Evangelista, Raphael Veiga; Estevao Willian, Facundo Torres; Jose Manuel Lopez.

These are the outcomes that Inter Miami need to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Round of 16. A win would guarantee Inter Miami a place in the round of 16 putting them at the top of Group A. A draw would also work in the Herons’ favor, just as it would for Palmeiras, as both teams would secure advancement.

Inter Miami can only be eliminated if they lose to Palmeiras, and Al Ahly defeat Porto—and at least one of those results must come with a margin of two or more goals. Only then would disciplinary records, such as yellow and red cards, come into play.

Polish referee Szymon Marciniak has been appointed to officiate the high-stakes showdown between Inter Miami and Palmeiras. Lionel Messi is familiar with Marciniak, as the Polish official also took charge of the 2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar, where Argentina defeated France in a dramatic penalty shootout.

The full officiating team for today's game:

• Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
• Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
• Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik (POL)
• Fourth Official: Michael Oliver (GBR)
• VAR referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowsk (POL)

Lionel Messi will play from the start today in the crucial match against Palmeiras at the Hard Rock Stadium. The Argentine trained with the team without any trouble despite feeling some pain in his quadriceps in the match against Porto.

The clash between Inter Miami and Palmeiras for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage will kick off at 9:00 PM (ET).

DAZN will be the option to watch Inter Miami vs Palmeiras in the USA. Other options are TBS, TruTV, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Sling Blue, Sling Orange.

Welcome to our live blog of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, where Inter Miami and Palmeiras face off at the Hard Rock Stadium.

This matchup is crucial for Group A, with both teams aiming to secure a spot in the knockout stage.

Stay with us for live, minute-by-minute updates—you won’t want to miss a single moment of this thrilling showdown!