Among the stars competing in the FIFA Club World Cup are Inter Miami's Lionel Messi (Argentina), Bayern Munich's Harry Kane (England) and Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé, all of whom are expected to star for their countries at the 2026 World Cup.

Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain beat German giants Bayern Munich 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup despite ending up with only nine players on the pitch, to book a semifinal tie with either Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern had two goals disallowed and a possible stoppage-time penalty overturned, but Dembele struck PSG's second goal when they were playing with nine, leaving Marquinhos to hail their character