If the opening match between Al Ahly FC and Inter Miami CF indicates what is to come, then the FIFA Club World Cup will be quite the spectacle for football fans.

The storied Egyptian side and Major League Soccer powerhouse kicked off the global showpiece with an action-packed 0-0 draw at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Saturday.

While all eyes pre-match were on Lionel Messi, it was the goalkeepers who starred for both clubs.

In the first half, Inter Miami survived waves of Al Ahly pressure thanks to keeper Oscar Ustari, who made five saves to keep the Herons level at half-time.

Ustari’s biggest save came in the 43rd minute. Zizo won a penalty after being taken down in the box by Telasco Segovia, but Ustari guessed correctly on Trezeguet’s spot-kick, diving to his right to make the two-handed block.

Al Ahly needed the steady hands of goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy to escape an equally lively second half.

In the 51st minute, Tadeo Allende pounced on a loose ball in the box but saw his left-footed shot smothered by El Shenawy.

The Al Ahly keeper came up big late, turning away Fafa Picault’s close-range header in the 85th minute and making two more saves in stoppage time, including a leaping stop on Lionel Messi’s long-range curler that was headed for the top corner.

Both teams play their next Group A matches on 19 June. Inter Miami will face FC Porto at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, while Al Ahly will meet Palmeiras at MetLife Stadium outside New York City. (FIFA.COM, excluding headline)