Copa America referee COLLAPSES in horrifying scene

On Jun 26, 2024

Published: 00:09, 26 June 2024 | Updated: 00:21, 26 June 2024

A game official for Canada’s Copa America match with Peru has collapsed in a frightening scene in Kansas City.

Guatemalan assistant referee Humberto Panjoj was removed on a stretcher after Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau urgently called for EMTs to rush to the man’s aid.

‘Second assistant referee fell to the ground,’ ESPN’s Luis Miguel Echegaray wrote on X. ‘Game immediately stops. It’s extremely hot here in Kansas City. Hoping he’s okay. Being attended to right now.’

Fans at the stadium applauded as he was removed on a stretcher.

The heat index in Kansas City was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the first half of Tuesday’s game.

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