Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich trounced Auckland City FC 10-0 in their opening Group C match, at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States on Sunday.
Bayern have now set a new record for the most goals scored in a single Club World Cup match, across all formats.
Auckland were outclassed from the first whistle with a Kingsley Coman double (6th, 21st minutes), Michael Olise (20th minute) and Sacha Boey (18th minute) putting the Bavarians 4-0 up inside 22 minutes.
The goals kept coming with Olise grabbing his second on 20 minutes and Thomas Muller getting on the score sheet on 45 minutes.
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Harry Kane’s replacement Jamal Musiala scored a 21-minute hat-trick (67th, 73rd, 84th minutes) before Muller wrapped up the scoring by adding the 10th goal on 89 minutes.
The group other fixture will see Argentina heavyweights Boca Juniors take on Portuguese powerhouse Benfica on Monday, June 16.
Bayern are two-time winners of the FIFA Club World Cup, first clinching it in 2013 and also in 2020.
Meanwhile, in the first game of the tournament a Lionel Messi-led Inter Miami drew goalless with Al Ahly of Egypt.
The Egyptian giants had a glorious opportunity to take the lead late in the first half but Mahmoud Trezeguet missed from the penalty spot.
By James Agberebi
