Club World Cup: Bayern Munich Humiliate Auckland City FC Team Of Barbers, Forklift Driver, Teachers 10-0 In Record-Breaking Rout; Video

Auckland City's part-time players faced a brutal reality check at the Club World Cup, as German giants Bayern Munich cruised to a 10-0 victory in Cincinnati. According to The Sun, the New Zealand side was made up of teachers, university students, barbers, sales reps, and even a forklift driver in goal which showed the gulf in class right from the first whistle.

Some of Auckland’s players had to take unpaid leave from their day jobs to travel for the tournament, and a few couldn’t even make the trip due to work commitments. Despite their commitment and effort, they were no match for the Bundesliga champions.

Batyern Rout Auckland In Club World CUp opener

By half-time, Bayern were already 6-0 up, with Kingsley Coman and Michael Olise both scoring twice, while Sacha Boey and Thomas Müller added their names to the scoresheet. Harry Kane surprisingly failed to score and was subbed off after the hour mark.

Muller is playing his final games for Bayern at this Club World Cup and has already made his mark on the tournament. He scored the fifth goal of the afternoon inside the first half before rounding off the double-digit scoreline in the closing minutes. Not only did it complete the biggest win in Club World Cup history but also took the 35-year-old to 250 competitive goals for his boyhood team.

But the goals kept coming. His replacement, Jamal Musiala, netted a hat-trick in the final 22 minutes, and Müller added one more to round off a crushing 10-0 win. Auckland City had earned their place in the competition through consistent performances in Oceania, but this match highlighted the huge gap between amateur and elite levels of the sport.