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

Ahead of the Club World Cup opener between Inter Miami and Al Ahly, Luis Suarez stood by his teammates and MLS representative teams in the competition, sending a warning to European clubs that think they have the upper hand.

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.