Copa America 2024 Final
Copa America final chaos: What we know and what it means for the 2026 World Cup
The e night will also be remembered for the chaos that unfolded before the match even began. Fans rushing the stadium gates. Desperate parents handing children to security in fear for their safety. Supporters stumbling into the stadium grounds in clear distress from heat exhaustion.
Over 75 minutes delayed. Fans crawling through air vents. What went wrong at the Copa America final in Miami
There were chaotic scenes as thousands of soccer fans – some without tickets – tried to get into the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami to watch the Cop America final, leading to arrests, injuries and people suffering heat exhaustion.
Copa America - the 'party that almost became a tragedy'
The 2024 Copa America was supposed to showcase the Americas’ passion for football.
But, as Argentine newspaper Ole put it, “this party almost became a tragedy”.
Hosted by the United States, in some of the biggest and best stadiums in world sport, the tournament was beset by problems.
Copa America final kickoff heavily delayed amid fan chaos at Miami stadium
The Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia kicked off after a delay of over an hour as fans broke through the entrance gates of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Copa America final: Fans breach security at stadium in Florida delaying start of Argentina and Colombia clash
Screams could be heard as fans – some of whom are believed to not have had tickets – ran past police officers and stadium attendants to get into the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Watch: Copa America fans ‘unconscious’ and injured after ticketless supporters storm stadium
Kick-off between Argentina and Colombia pushed back after supporters breach perimeter of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
Fans receive medical treatment at Copa América final amid chaos outside venue
Videos posted on social media showed fans jumping over security railings near the south-west entrance of the stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, and running past police officers and stadium attendants. Tickets were not being scanned and few police officers or stadium officials could be seen in the sea of people.
Colombia soccer chief and son arrested at Copa America final
The president of the Colombian Football Federation was arrested with adult son during the chaotic Copa America final this weekend.
Class action lawsuit filed after chaos at Copa America final at Hard Rock Stadium
More than two dozen people were arrested and the game between Argentina and Colombia was delayed for over an hour when out-of-control crowds breached security gates at the stadium
More lawsuits have been filed related to the chaos at the Copa America final at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Sunday.
Hard Rock Stadium ‘significantly damaged’ after Copa America final
The Miami Dolphins have begun counting their losses after the outrageous behaviour of fans at the Copa America final, held at Hard Rock Stadium on July 14. To date, the club is still estimating the enormity of the damage, with the first training session already scheduled for early August.
CONMEBOL BLAMES HARD ROCK STADIUM FOR COPA AMÉRICA CHAOS
CONMEBOL has blamed Hard Rock Stadium for inadequate crowd control and trespassing issues that escalated at Sunday night’s Copa América final between Lionel Messi‘s Argentina and Colombia.
Chaos at the gates prompted an 82-minute delay to the start of the match. Organizers and security tried to keep those without tickets out while allowing entry to those who had tickets to pass. Eventually, they gave up and let everyone in, to reduce the possibility of injury.
CONMEBOL made a mess of Copa America, marring the summer soccer in the U.S. two years ahead of the World Cup
It became abundantly clear over three hours before kick off that something very troubling was developing at Hard Rock Stadium before the Copa America final in Miami Sunday night. While one group of spectators rushed the stadium, other fans were stuck outside gates - entrances that should have already been opened and crowds thickened before the barriers.
Lax security for walk-ins led to breach, chaos at Hard Rock Stadium’s Copa America final
The start of Sunday night’s final of the Copa America futbol tournament between soccer giant Argentina and Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium was marred by thousands of unruly fans — many without tickets — who stormed the gates, scaled walls, jumped turnstiles and even slithered through vents to get a glimpse of the spectacle.
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