With the tournament being expanded to 32 teams for this edition in the United States, this is a record that may not stand for long, but that won't matter for Bayern Munich after kicking off the tournament in style.

Auckland City's 10-0 demolition at the hands of Bayern Munich exposed a major fallacy in FIFAs's new Club World Cup format.

Bayern Munich strolled past Auckland City in their first match of the FIFA Club World Cup, racking up a 10-0 scoreline. Here are the Observations from the match.