Paris Saint-Germain produced a dominant display as they swept aside Inter Miami with a resounding 4-0 victory in the FIFA Club World Cup Round of 16. From the first whistle, PSG controlled the tempo with incisive passing and relentless pressing, racking up over 700 passes with 93% accuracy—one of their most polished performances on the global stage.
João Neves shone with a well-taken brace, while Achraf Hakimi and Vitinha each added their names to the scoresheet with superb contributions at both ends of the pitch.
Match Details.
PSG scored more goals in the first half (4) than Inter Miami had completed passes in the attacking third (3). This is Inter Miami’s lowest in any competitive match since the club’s inception.
Lionel Messi completed 31 of 35 passes (89%) and created one big chance with a sublime chip to Luis Suárez, though it was not converted. He also had 2 shots blocked and lost possession 9 times—his most in a single match this tournament.
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Highlights.
Vitinha completed 117 of 122 passes (96%) and created 4 chances, the most by any player in a single Club World Cup match this season. He now leads the tournament with 470 completed passes and a 94% accuracy rate.
PSG have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the FIFA Club World Cup this season, their longest run without conceding in a major international competition since the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League (3 games).
Achraf Hakimi has now scored in back-to-back Club World Cup appearances, becoming the first PSG defender to do so since the competition’s inception. He also recorded 3 tackles and 2 interceptions in the match.
Despite the scoreline, Inter Miami’s goallkeeper Oscar Ustari made 6 saves, preventing an even larger margin of defeat.
Paris Saint-Germain have now scored 10 goals in their last two Club World Cup knockout matches, their highest tally across two consecutive knockout games in the competition’s history.
Tomas Avilés, who came on early for the injured Noah Allen, unfortunately scored an own goal and received a yellow card—becoming the first Inter Miami player to do both in a single Club World Cup match.
PSG completed 733 passes with 93% accuracy against Inter Miami, their highest pass completion rate in a Club World Cup match to date.
Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards in the match—Tomas Avilés, Marcelo Weigandt, and Luis Suárez—marking their highest disciplinary count in a single Club World Cup game. Suárez will miss the next match due to suspension.
Paris Saint-Germain’s João Neves has now scored 2 goals in the FIFA Club World Cup, his highest tally in a single edition of the tournament. He also ended an 18-game goal drought and became the youngest PSG midfielder to score a brace in the competition since Adrien Rabiot in 2015.
Sources: Opta, WhoScored, UEFA, Footystat
