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Ashocking videofrom the venue showed adults, children, and a dog almost getting stomped on asticketlessfans rushed out of their lines to attend the Copa Américafootballchampionship finals.
The clip showed a massive crowd barely being contained behind bars as they waited to enter the stadium. Soon enough, screeches of women and children could be heard as the sounds of the mass became deafening.
Security was seen rushing to get some infants out of the massive group of people as it quickly devolved into a stampede.
Officials were seen fighting with some rowdy fans, and others appeared to be checking in on the children to see if they were injured. As the screaming got even louder, the containment bars collapsed, leading to instant chaos.
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Many fell on the floor, women and children included. A pet dog was seenlostin the middle of the riot, and men started fighting, punching, and shoving each other while women cried and security officials struggled to contain the situation.
A girl and a small dog appeared to get lost in the video as the mother and the owner desperately looked for them
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The camera then panned to crying children and a desperate woman wearing an Argentina shirt, desperately calling out for a girl who apparently wentmissingin the mayhem. She didn’t seem to be the only one, as another woman — this time wearing a shirt of the Colombian team — was also seen screaming and looking around aimlessly.
At the back, a security guard was seen violently slamming a rioter to the floor. Moments later, the chaos started subsiding, and, luckily for the Argentinian fan, police approached her with the girl she had been looking for.
“Who brings a dog?!? Honestly,” said one user onReddit, receiving close to 5,000 likes.
“When you’ve been through the Darién river, the Bravo river and you’re about to accomplish another feat alongside mom.”
Security measures at the 2024Copa Américahave been under scrutiny, with previous incidents of fans breaking barriers prompting calls for increased vigilance and improved protocols
Just a few days ago, on July 13th, 2024, Uruguay boss Marcelo Bielsaheavily criticizedboth the South America Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and the United States after another incident involving Colombian fans caused Uruguay’s players Darwin Nunez and Ronald Araujo to get into a fight.
“United States, they are not ready for the World Cup,” said one commenter, while others bemoaned the security measures at the sporting event
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