The contrast inbetween Euro 2024 and the Copa America might not haveactually been any broader.
Two significant worldwide competitions going on at the exactsame time. One was played in front of jam-packed arenas with best playing surfaceareas. There was cutting-edge VAR innovation and company befitting a first-rate occasion. The other was played in half-full NFL arenas with sod laid over grass and officiating that would make grade-school referees cringe.
There were brawls in the stands including Uruguay gamers, and then, there was the mayhem in the last as thousands of unticketed fans hurried the gates at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
From the start of the 2024 Copa America, the concerns were apparent. But as fans were turned away at the arena gates — numerous paid thousands on tickets — blame was being cast on the U.S. for the abysmal competition. Others stated the country was incapable of hosting the 2026 World Cup. But stating so revealed a absence of understanding about this Copa America.
🗣️ Another Argentine fan slamming the United States and CONMEBOL for the Copa América’s company:
“Crazy… Bielsa was ideal, it’s a DISASTER. They are not a footballing nation, they can’t arrange a World Cup.” 🤯🇺CHELOR’SDEGREE🇸
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— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) July 15, 2024
The whole of the 2024 Copa America was arranged by CONMEBOL, the South American confederation. That consistedof the place choice, ticket rates (nosebleed seats went for