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Miami-Dade County officials said that the lack of intelligence, insufficient security perimeters and a large number of unwavering fans at the stadium led Chaotic scene It developed before last year’s Copa América finals Argentina and Colombia At the Hard Rock stadium.
Police in Miami-Dade received the report the day before the finals that the coercive bodies in Texas “recorded problems with the removal of crowds from the stadium” after a separate match of Copa América and that in the streets near the hotel in Columbia, near the Colombian team in Florida, great crowds appeared and gained ESPN and received ESPN and received ESPN 2024.
Information made officials to activate more police for the game. According to the report, at least 900 members of the coercive bodies eventually operated or responded to the event.
Nevertheless, the report states: “The fact that 20,000 to 30,000 patrons had a plan to arrive early, parked out of place, and then came across the gates with stunning numbers, was not collected and shared by any source. If this information was known, our plan would be modified for this event.”
The report recommends that the coercive authorities monitor social media platforms to discover these plans.
Thousands of fans rushed hard Rock Stadium before the July match, jumped across the security railing and ran around the police, threatened the safety of fans, players and referees. The scene was led by the stadium and the match officials to delay the game. According to the report, fifty -four people were fired and 26 people were arrested.
The final of the finals, the mayor of the Miami-Dade district Daniell Levine Cava said it was “outraged” what happened and promised to revise.
Stadium Hard Rock in Miami Gardens in Florida is home to NFL Miami dolphins and will host seven FIFA World Cup Matches in 2026.
ESPN contacted the Conmebol-Federation, which organized Miami-Dade tournament and the mayor’s office. The Hard Rock Stadium spokesman said its officials had not seen the message and therefore were unable to comment.
According to the report, the Hard Rock Stadium stadium has allowed intimate cars and pedestrians to the premises before the match. While Hard Rock “enables fans open access to land for the vast majority of events … without previous negative effects,” the report recommends that the stadium consider expanding its safety circuit and a pedestrian and vehicles correctly to prevent individuals from entering the parking lots during highly profile actions.
“Many people without tickets have crowded the entrance gates and used their huge numbers to rush the gate and bypass all security measures,” the report says. “Police efforts and stadium safety were ineffective in sorting ticking patrons from those who do not have tickets. The gates could not be effectively removed from the gates due to a large number of people who pushed against crowded gates.”
The report states that the stadium and police officials were also difficult to communicate with the big crowds at the gate and recommended that the police deploy portable speakers for future events.
The report states that the “lack of organizations” of tournament organizers has led to “uncontrollable use of tickets”.
Instead, the event tickets should be issued electronically according to the report to minimize the risk of fraud and duplication.
Lizzy Beherano ESPN contributed to this report.
