A group-stage exit for Real Madrid at the first expanded Club World Cup would’ve been unthinkable, before a crowd more than 90 percent partial to the Spanish giants. That contingent would’ve grown uncharacteristically uncomfortable had Salzburg converted any of its half-chances in the first half with the game scoreless.

A different kind of football is taking over Lincoln Financial Field for the next few weeks. On Monday, FIFA Club World Cup matches opened in Philadelphia, drawing in fans from across the nation and world. "Currently, I'm staying in Ontario, Canada. We came all the way from there, took us like eight hours," Yosri Mraidi said.