Where to watch Inter Miami vs Al Hilal live stream, TV channel, lineups, prediction for Lionel Messi friendly
Inter Miami travel to Saudi Arabia to continue their warm up for the 2024 MLS season as Lionel Messi and Co. take on Al Hilal on January 29.
As part of the build up to their new league campaign, Inter Miami have drawn with El Salvador and lost to FC Dallas, ahead of two matches in the Middle East.
This clash is followed by a showdown with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr on February 1 before heading off for games in Hong Kong and Japan.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it across the world, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
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What time does Inter Miami vs Al Hilal kick off?
This friendly clash takes place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and kicks off on Monday, January 29 at 9:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Mon, Jan. 29 | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Mon, Jan. 29 | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Mon, Jan. 29 | 6:00 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Tue, Jan. 30 | 5:00 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Mon, Jan. 29 | 11:30 p.m. IST |
Inter Miami vs Al Hilal live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this friendly match across selected areas of the world’s major regions.
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Inter Miami vs Al Hilal lineups, team news
Inter Miami head coach Tata Martino has named strong starting teams in both of their opening friendly games with former Barcelona quartet Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets all starting.
Inter Miami (3-5-2, right to left): Callender (GK) — Allen, Aviles, Yedlin— Gressel, Gregore, Busquets, Ruiz, Alba — Suarez, Messi.
Inter Miami subs (9): TBC
This match is Al Hilal’s first game back in action since their mid-season break with Jorge Jesus’ team currently top of the Saudi Pro League.
Will Neymar Jr. play vs. Inter Miami?
There are no fresh injuries in his squad but Neymar Jr. will not be reunited on the field with his former Barcelona pals as he continues to recover from knee surgery.
The hosts will also be without key pair Yassine Bounou and Kalidou Koulibaly due to AFCON 2024 duty with Morocco and Senegal respectively.
Al Hilal (4-3-3 right to left): Al-Owais (GK) — Al-Khalaf, Al-Qaydhi, Haqawi, Alshahrani — Al-Kaabi, Neves, Milinkovic-Savic — Michael, Mitrovic, Al-Dawsari.
Al Hilal subs (9): TBC
Inter Miami vs Al Hilal prediction
Inter Miami are yet to get going in their preseason campaign with a pair of poor results before their flight to Saudi Arabia.
Al Hilal has not played for a month, and they are missing some key names at both AFCON 2024 and the AFC Asian Cup, and that should tip the balance in Inter Miami’s favor.
Prediction: inter Miami 2-0 Al Hilal
