Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia delayed after crowd issues

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia was delayed at least 30 minutes on Sunday evening because of crowd issues.

Hours before kickoff, fans appeared to breach the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Video posted on social media showed fans, mostly wearing Colombia's yellow and red colors, jumping over security railings near the Southwest entrance of the stadium and running past police officers and stadium attendants. Screams could be heard in the background.

A handful of people could be seen receiving medical treatment and asking for water in the sweltering South Florida heat. Officers were able to push the crowd behind black gates and lock down the entrance so that no one could get inside, although plenty of fans with tickets had already made it to their seats before then.

One young fan wearing an Argentina jersey was let inside the gate crying hysterically as the man who was with him and a police officer tried to comfort him.

A fan named Claudio, who traveled to the game from Mendoza in Argentina, spoke of not being able to breathe as police attempted to subdue the chaos.

“They can’t organize a World Cup! It’s impossible,” Claudio said in Spanish. "People stuck against the gate for hours, unable to breathe. There was a senior citizen, look at him, look at him (motioning at his young son), left without water. No water, nothing."

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