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 began their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup campaign in style, defeating the part-timers from New Zealand, Auckland City FC, by a 10-0 margin. Of course, there will be those who will say that there is no use for matches between teams with such a huge gap in class as the Bavarians and Auckland City.

C incinnati’s first FIFA Club World Cup match at TQL Stadium kicked off with a knockout, record-breaking game between Germany’s FC Bayern Munich and New Zealand’s Auckland City FC. UEFA heavyweight Bayern beat amateur Auckland 10-0—including three braces and a hat trick—in the first of four matches taking place in Cincinnati this month.