FIFA Club World Cup live updates: Inter Miami-Palmeiras, Porto-Al Ahly

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are back in action Monday night with a chance to advance to the FIFA Club World Cup knockout stage.

Messi is expected to play as Inter Miami faces Brazilian club Palmeiras at Hard Rock Stadium, with one foot practically in the next round. Inter Miami can advance with a win, draw or a loss – but would need some help with the latter option.

Also playing at the same time in Group A: FC Porto (Portugal) vs. Al Ahly (Egypt) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

If Inter Miami concludes the group stage with a win or draw against Palmeiras, both clubs will advance to the Round of 16. Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s match, including losing scenarios to advance.

Stay tuned here for live updates from USA TODAY Sports during both Group A matches.

Inter Miami and Palmeiras play at 9 p.m. ET (10 p.m. in Argentina and Brazil). The Porto-Al Ahly match also begins at the same time.

The Inter Miami-Palmeiras match is available on TBS and TruTV in English, and available to live stream on DAZN. The Porto-Al Ahly match is also available to live stream on DAZN.

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Messi is expected to play. His status will be confirmed when Inter Miami announces its starting lineup an hour before the match.

Club World Cup results on Monday

Along with Group A, Group B will also be decided Monday. Botafogo plays Atletico Madrid, while Paris Saint-Germain will face MLS side Seattle Sounders at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT). We’ll have the results of those matches here, when they conclude.

Botafogo leads the group, while PSG and Atletico each have three points through two games. The Sounders will play their final match in the tournament.

Here are the best-case scenarios for Inter Miami to advance in Club World Cup

  • Win vs. Palmeiras
  • Draw vs. Palmeiras
  • Lose vs. Palmeiras, Porto beats Al Ahly

Here are the worst-case scenarios for Inter Miami to be eliminated in Club World Cup

  • Scoreless loss to Palmeiras, Al Ahly beats Porto by two or more goals: Al Ahly would break even on goal difference, while Inter Miami would be -1 in this scenario.
  • If Inter Miami and Al Ahly are tied on goal difference, the next tiebreakers are: overall number of goals scored and fair play ranking, or number of yellow and red cards. Inter Miami and Al Ahly enter their final group stage matches with four yellow cards each.

When would Inter Miami play in Club World Cup round of 16?

  • If Inter Miami wins Group A, they would face Group B runner-up June 28 in Philadelphia.
  • If Inter Miami is Group A runner-up, they would face Group B winner on June 29 in Atlanta.

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