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Posted: 2024-07-15T04:54:39Z | Updated: 2024-07-15T11:36:49Z

The start of the sold-out Copa America final was delayed more than an hour on Sunday after Argentina and Colombia fans piled past gates and breached security at Miami s Hard Rock Stadium.

Videos circulating social media show a chaotic scene as crowds of soccer fans broke through the stadiums southwest gate, with police and security apprehending and tackling people who made their way in.

Other clips show stacks of fans piling up before a gate situated just before an area where staff check tickets gives way . Several more climb up fences and appear to enter vents at the stadium.

A number of people were seen receiving medical treatment, as well, according to ESPN .

Police were later spotted checking tickets and removing fans from seats inside the stadium during Argentinas 1-0 win over Colombia.