FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s boast that the new-look Club World Cup pits “the best against the best” has been spectacularly blown out of the water by the low-key start to proceedings in the USA.

A David versus Goliath match is something you’d expect to see in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup or the FA Cup, but in the Club World Cup? Probably not.

Bayern Munich romped to a 10-0 victory over Auckland City in its Club World Cup opener as Jamal Musiala had a hat trick in a 17-minute span of the second half in front of a crowd that unfurled a banner urging to “Smash FIFA!