The game in Miami was valid for Group A, which also includes Palmeiras and Porto. Big star of the match, Lionel Messi even managed to pull out screams of goal from confused fans with a free kick that hit the outside of the net.

An Argentine not named Messi was the MVP for Inter Miami in the Club World Cup on Saturday night. The hero in the tournament opener was goaltender Oscar Ustari.

To preview the tournament, The Post caught up with Cobi Jones, a legend of the U.S. men’s national team who knows a thing or two about big soccer games on American soil. Jones, 54, made 164 appearances for the USMNT, including all four matches at the iconic 1994 World Cup hosted in the States.