Miami implements a massive police presence at the Club World Cup after a past incident

The Hard Rock stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, will have a massive police presence throughout the rest of the Club World Cup this month, while the city is trying to avoid a rehearsal of the almost deadly incident which led to 26 arrests last year.

The final of COPA America 2024 saw a swarm of fans without tickets rush the doors for a match between Argentina and Colombia, leaving the terrified and bloody fans while security had trouble containing the crushing, while they were trying to penetrate.

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The videos have shown that some fans were trying to climb through air vents to enter. Police had to raise children in distress on obstacles to prevent them from being crushed, while in fact, the police approached the fans on the ground without a ticket that they could catch in a desperate attempt to keep the treasures at a distance.

But things are different this summer.

“We have implemented in-depth measures to protect fans, players and staff,” said Miami-Dade sheriff, Rosie Cordero-Stutz, before the tournament. “The Miami-Dade sheriff’s office is carrying out every security efforts for this global event.”

The changes made in the past year mean that fans for this tournament must go through three separate checkpoints which enclose the whole campus before getting closer to the stadium. The steel fence is installed around the perimeter.

The first is a verification of tickets at temporary doors, taking large parts of the car park where the hayon festivals can generally take place. Then comes another airport style screening under tents where the bags are checked by X -ray machines. Even the flags must be approved.

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The police patrolled in the region while fans are waiting to enter the stadium before the last football match of Copa America between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday July 14, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP photo / Lynne Sladky)

The fans were able to get much closer to the stadium before the COPA America control points.

“When I was in the final, the security guards just opened the door and started to let people cross,” said Edison Negron, a fan of Boca Juniors from Puerto Rico, to the Associated Press during the description of the scenes like crushed fans against the barriers last year.

The county of Miami-Dade said at the time that a full examination would be carried out and that the scenes “could not happen again”.

“There will be an important imprint of application of the law and security in and around the stadium to ensure the public security of all events”, det. Argemis Colome said at the AP, while adding that social media was monitored before the matches.

Preparations have included special training for a rapid deployment force in the context of a multi-age response to potential crowd problems.

“If things go south, we are preparing for civilian disorders and unruly fans,” said the sheriff’s office in an article on social networks.

A large police presence has been obvious to the two games played in Hard Rock so far – the opening of the tournament on Saturday when a crowd of more than 60,000 people watched Inter Miami against Al Ahly and Monday’s match between Boca Juniors and Benfica in front of almost 56,000.

The police speak with fans outside the stadium before the final football match of Copa America between Argentina and Colombia in Miami Gardens, Florida, Sunday July 14, 2024. (AP photo / Lynne Sladky)

Patrol cars were parked along the highway outside the stadium and, in the park, officers equipped with face shields and protective clothing are on patrol.

FIFA said it had worked closely with stadium managers, state and federal agencies “to ensure a solid presence in terms of security”.