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Messi: Miami 'left a good image' despite CWC exit

Lizzy Becherano

created: June 30, 2025, 4:39 p.m. | updated: June 30, 2025, 9:01 p.m.

Open Extended ReactionsInter Miami star Lionel Messi said his team had "left a good image" at the Club World Cup despite falling 4-0 against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 to be eliminated from the tournament. It was the game we expected, we tried to do the best possible and we left a good image in the Club World Cup level." A victory over the Brazilian team would've seen Inter Miami face Botafogo in the knockout round instead of PSG, which Messi said would have presented a less complicated challenge. Left-back Jordi Alba agreed with Messi and said the team lived up to the expectations it had set for itself ahead of the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup. Lionel Messi waves to the crowd after Inter Miami's Club World Cup loss to PSG.

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