The home of the Miami Dolphins played host to one of the biggest soccer tournaments in the world last night. This was the Copa America Final, which saw Argentina and Colombia square off.
This game had a lot of demand and a high amount of anticipation going into it. It should have been a memorable night for the winning country along with the city of Miami. Unfortunately, it was memorable for all of the wrong reasons.
What happened? Why should Miami Dolphins fans be concerned? Read below to find out more.
Major Copa America Security Breach Caused 75-Minute Delay
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Last night’s Copa America Final was scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST. However, due to the unrest that took place outside of the gates of Hard Rock Stadium, the kickoff time got delayed to 9:15 p.m. EST.
Tens of thousands of fans lined up outside of the gates of Hard Rock Stadium. Several videos showed fans of both Argentina and Colombia attempting to storm the gate. Stadium security and Miami Dade Police did not seem to have enough people to control this type of crowd.
It resulted in the stadium security giving up and letting people into the stadium without checking tickets. This apparently continued until fans filled up the majority of seats in the stadium. Because of this, other fans like the ones mentioned here were turned away or did not feel safe enough to enter the stadium. Some of those fans were parents with children.
Security Risk
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The events last night caused a major security risk. Why was that? Because security let fans in the stadium without stopping to check them, it resulted in fans not being checked for weapons either. As a result, someone could have very easily snuck a small weapon in such as a knife or a pistol.
This is concerning because Hard Rock Stadium will take center stage for a bigger international crowd in a couple of years. It is one of several stadiums that will play host to the World Cup in 2026.
Should Miami Dolphins Fans Be Concerned?
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As mentioned above, all of this took place in the home of the Miami Dolphins. Given the security breach that happened last night, no one would blame Dolphins fans for being concerned about their home team’s security moving forward. Will fans feel safe attending home games for the 2024 season? Hopefully, stadium security and local police learned some hard lessons from this unfortunate incident.
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