Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, two of the best clubs in the world, are showing their early dominance at the tournament. Meanwhile, some non-European squads, such as Brazilian club Palmeiras and Botafogo, are putting up strong performances to open the group stage.

Paris Saint-Germain made a statement in their Club World Cup debut with a commanding 4-0 win over Atlético Madrid at the Rose Bowl. Fabián Ruiz opened the scoring with a long-range strike, and Vitinha doubled the lead just before the break after a Griezmann error sparked a ruthless counter.

Freshly crowned kings of Europe, Paris Saint-Germain arrived this week in the United States for the Club World Cup and are treating FIFA's lucrative new competition not as a nuisance at the end of an exhausting season but as a serious objective.