The new version of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 with 32 clubs around the world has the right to compete from June 15, 2025 to July 13, 2025. The CONCACAF region (4 teams) had 3 clubs present, including 2 Mexican teams, Monterrey and Leon, and Seattle Sounders FC (USA). These are the teams that won the CONCACAF Champions League in 2021, 2022 and 2023. From 2024, this tournament will be renamed CONCACAF Champions Cup, with Messi’s Inter Miami participating for the first time and currently in the quarterfinals.
The CONCACAF Champions Cup quarter-finals take place from April 3 and 4 (Vietnam time), Inter Miami takes on opponent Monterrey at 7:00 a.m. (April 4) at home in the first leg. The return leg takes place in the middle of next week (at 9:30 a.m., April 11) away from home.
If they win the right to enter the semi-finals, Messi and his teammates will meet the winner of Columbus Crew (USA) and Tigres UANL (Mexico). The remaining branches are two matches between New England Revolution (USA) vs Club America (Mexico) and Herediano (Costa Rica) vs Pachuca (Mexico).
“According to assessments, Inter Miami with two famous players Messi and Suarez are considered the No. 1 candidate to win the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. However, Mexico’s opponents will not easily let the team of Mr. David Beckham as president has a chance to win.
Club America is the defending champion of Liga MX (Mexico) and is also leading this tournament in the 2024 season along with Monterrey. Tigres UANL has been the top team in Mexico for many years. While other American clubs Columbus Crew and New England Revolution also have championship ambitions. Therefore, Messi and Suarez will face a huge challenge at the CONCACAF Champions Cup to help Inter Miami win the championship”, AS newspaper (Spain) commented.
Before the quarter-final first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, Messi was absent from training on April 1. According to the American press, the famous Argentine player will likely have his first main training session in many weeks with his Inter Miami teammates on April 2. In addition, coach Tata Martino will also make a specific announcement about Messi’s condition before the match with Monterrey.
Inter Miami Club played without Messi in the last 3 matches, a total of 4 matches since the beginning of the season, only winning 1, losing 2 and drawing 1.
