Just days after a melee ensued between Uruguay and Colombia fans in Charlotte, North Carolina, Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium could not keep fans without tickets from breaking the gates (in a numbers of ways).
This was some “Watchers on the Wall” or “Hardhome” action — minus the ice zombies. Surely, people were injured, so hopefully those folks got the proper medical attention. Arrests have been made as well, but hundreds (maybe thousands) of ticketless fans stormed the castle (so to speak). Here are some of pics and videos from the chaos.
It was a mess from the beginning
This is crazy:
This is a 2026 World Cup Venue. . ️
Regardless of them telling us that CONMEBOL is the oficial organizador of this tournament.
Terrible optics.
— herculez gomez (@herculezg) July 14, 2024
Multiple reports of people being let in without ticket verification.
Fears of further injury from those crowded in lines. Children among them.
I have no idea how this game will go on tonight. #CopaAmerica
pic.twitter.com/3Ivt2Ty62E— herculez gomez (@herculezg) July 15, 2024
More scenes from the entrances
Insanity reigns supreme:
Scary Scenes in Miami, as the gates are breached at Hard Rock Stadium for Sunday night’s Argentina-Colombia Copa America final. Truly hoping this situation is safely resolved before kickoff. [Via @the_bonnfire]pic.twitter.com/rNYyFIoclF
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) July 14, 2024
ATTENTION: Fans without tickets use stairs to invade the stadium during the Copa América final between Colombia and Argentina. pic.twitter.com/CguEdPUN7A
— @damasceno.2717 (@Damasce85193981) July 15, 2024
This is just wild
It was like something out of a movie:
Some still shots
These pics might cause you to lose your breath:
Kickoff for the Copa América final has been pushed back to 8:30 ET after fans without tickets tried to enter Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. pic.twitter.com/LceLAFarDr
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 14, 2024
These are the scenes at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami for Argentina-Colombia.
Final week of Copa America marred by truly disturbing images that speak to deep, underlying problems with the tournament’s organization. pic.twitter.com/9RxWdClvys
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) July 15, 2024
A former BFW Staffer was in the mix (at least filming the craziness)
What a disaster:
And you thought using the ventilation system to enter or exit buildings was only for movies
This is stunning:
The aerial view was wild
Of course, this actually got started 45 minutes later than the posted time below:
COPA AMERICA FINAL KICKOFF DELAYED UNTIL 8:30PM ET
Poor crowd control and lack of security has caused complete chaos at Hard Rock Stadium, causing police to close the gates. Fans have paid more than $1,000/ticket, and this is what #CopaAmerica delivers?!pic.twitter.com/ydYARCOd5o
— World Soccer Talk (@worldsoccertalk) July 14, 2024
These poor kids
This is awful:
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