Chaos ensued at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Sunday night when soccer fans who came to see the Copa America final rushed the gates near security checkpoints hours before kickoff. With the World Cup two years away from being hosted right here in Philadelphia, many wonder what security measures will be taken to ensure the same does not happen.
Chaos ensued at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Sunday night when soccer fans who came to see the Copa America final between Colombia and Argentina rushed the gates near security checkpoints hours before kickoff. Fans were even seen wrestling with security.Hard Rock Stadium posted on "X" that security had to close gates to the stadium after thousands of fans without tickets attempted to forcibly enter the stadium, putting other fans, security and law enforcement at risk.
For others, we showed them the videos for the first time, leaving some speechless, but soccer commentator Alexi Lalas had much to say. "Not a good look for the U.S. less than 2 years out of the World Cup. I have no doubt that FIFA, the U.S., Canada and Mexico will sort this out and make sure this doesn’t happen going forward," said Lalas.
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