Bayern Munich's ruthless win in Club World Cup sets new FIFA record

Even earlier the FIFA Club World Cup started, the revamped contention had generated its stock of doubts -- implicit ticket sales, security measures, deficiency of player rest, and more.

But erstwhile the games kicked off, the absorption was expected to displacement distant from the controversies to the enactment connected the field. But what astir erstwhile an amateur squad goes against the astir decorated nine successful Germany's past and sets a dubious caller grounds successful FIFA competitions?

Auckland City, a non-professional side from New Zealand, was clobbered 10-0 by Bayern Munich connected Sunday successful the time 2 of the Club World Cup.

Yes, that's the aforesaid Bayern Munich that has won the Bundesliga 34 times and has a existent subordinate roster worthy much than $1 billion. By comparison, Auckland City's flights to the U.S. to vie successful the tourney reportedly outgo much than the team's gross for the year.

The 10-0 effect highlights the quirkiness of the Club World Cup, which FIFA expanded to 32 teams amid concerns astir how competitory it would be.

So wherever does this effect autumn successful FIFA competitions? Well, it's the largest losing borderline ever successful a elder men's tourney hosted by FIFA, according to ESPN Global Research.

The Club World Cup has lone been astir since 2000, and the worst effect anterior to Sunday was Al Hilal's 6-1 nonaccomplishment to Al Jazeera astatine the 2002 variation of the tournament.

The FIFA men's World Cup has seen its stock of lopsided results since the tournament's debut successful 1930, but ne'er a 10-goal loss. Here are the biggest losses successful FIFA World Cup history:

• Hungary vs. El Salvador: 10-1 (1982)

• Yugoslavia vs. Zaire: 9-0 (1974)

• Hungary vs. South Korea: 9-0 (1954)