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Why was the Argentina - Colombia match postponed for more than 1 hour?

TH (according to VTC News) July 15, 2024 08:18

The organizers of the Copa America final were forced to delay the match by more than an hour after security incidents.

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Many fans without tickets still want to enter the stadium.

As the players were almost done warming up for the match, the 2024 Copa America organizers were forced to announce the postponement of the match between Argentina and Colombia for at least 30 minutes. The match was originally scheduled to take place at 7:00 a.m. on July 15 (Vietnam time).

The reason is that many fans who did not have tickets to enter the stadium were determined to pass through the security barrier. This caused many fans who had tickets to not be able to enter the stadium. Security forces at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami are determined to tighten security after the incident of former US President Donald Trump being shot on July 14.

Copa America organizers announced: "Those without tickets will not be able to enter the stadium to watch the match. Those with tickets will be allowed to enter the stadium after ticket access is activated. The match has been delayed by 30 minutes."

It was not until 7:45 that the Argentina and Colombia players returned to the field for the second warm-up. The security gates were then checked and reopened to allow those with official tickets to enter the field. Finally, the match took place at 8:15 (Vietnam time). The delay lasted for 75 minutes.

The South American Football Confederation's homepage publicly announced the lowest ticket price for the Copa America final as $533. This number jumped to $2,197/ticket (over 55 million VND), a 300% increase after the second semi-final.

Fans who want to go to Hard Rock Stadium to see Messi play on July 15 will have to buy tickets on black market websites. The demand to see Messi play far exceeds the stadium's capacity.

On Ticket Master, the price of tickets to watch the Copa America final still fluctuates from 1,600 USD to 70,000 USD. Specifically as follows: Area 300: 1,600 USD to 2,000 USD; Area 200: 1,800 USD to 5,000 USD; Area 100: 1,800 USD to 5,000 USD; Area 72 (sitting behind the bench): 6,000 USD to 9,000 USD; Suite room: 70,000 USD to 97,000 USD (about 1 billion 800 million to 2 billion 400 million for 1 ticket).

TH (according to VTC News)
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Why was the Argentina - Colombia match postponed for more than 1 hour?