India, June 16 -- While not too many would have expected semi-professional team Auckland City FC from New Zealand to keep pace with Bayern Munich in the opening game of their FIFA Club World Cup campaign, it was pretty much a worst-case scenario as the German giants hammered them 10-0 at Cincinnati's TQL Stadium.

It will be seen as business tended to by Bayern, who were up against an Auckland team whose first team players only play semi-professionally, and hence weren't at full strength, as much difference as that would have made. It was still a very handy defeat for the Kiwi team, as they conceded six goals in the first half and four more in the second, making for a record scoreline at this event.

The previous heaviest margin of victor...