The CONCACAF Champions Cup is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF, the governing body for North America. The tournament determines the best club team in the region and qualifies the winner for the FIFA Club World Cup. Inter Miami faced Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the opening round. - Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the match in the 56th minute, securing a 1-0 victory for Inter Miami. - The game was the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup opening-round series. - The match was played in freezing conditions in Kansas City, with feels-like temperatures as low as -6 degrees Fahrenheit. - The game was initially postponed due to a snowstorm.