India, June 29 -- The new format of the FIFA Club World Cup has entered its knockout stage and has produced an absolute cracker of a contest that may otherwise never have graced the screens of football fans. Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will be in action in the round of 16, where they have the monumental task of trying to go toe-to-toe with the European champions, and Messi's former club, Paris Saint-Germain.

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will play host to the contest, but Messi's Miami outfit will come in as underdogs against arguably the best team in the world. Luis Enrique, who previously managed Messi and several of his teammates at FC Barcelona, has created a monstrous team with plenty of athleticism and technical flair mixed i...