After FC Porto’s debut at the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, manager Martín Anselmi shared his thoughts on the 0-0 draw against Palmeiras.

Estêvão twice came close to scoring but Palmeiras would have to settle for a scoreless (yet entertaining) draw in their opening match against FC Porto in a half-full MetLife Stadium at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Say what you will about the Club World Cup (and there is so, so much to say), but the format, inflated as it may be at 32 teams, does offer a truer sample size of how different confederations stack up against each other than the eight-team format did.