"We're not sneaking in, a well-known media outlet gave us an official FIFA credential," said Beni Mármol and Pato Perrotta

After regaining their freedom, Argentine YouTubers Beni Mármol and Pato Perrotta decided to publicly share what happened during their detention at the Hard Rock Stadium, where they had attended to cover the match between Colombia National Team and Portugal National Team for the 2026 World Cup.

Through a live broadcast on social media, both rejected claims that they had tried to sneak into the stadium and explained that they traveled to the United States with an official accreditation that, according to them, had been arranged by an Argentine media outlet.

The first to speak was Pato Perrotta, who stated that everything started long before the day of their detention. "I want to clarify that we did not sneak in. It all starts when we come to Miami with an official FIFA credential that was given to us by a very, very well-known Argentine public media," he explained while Beni Mármol nodded.

According to him, that accreditation allowed them to work as part of an associated media during the entire World Cup.

"That public media gives you a credential that allows you to attend all the matches held in Mexico and the United States. For example, we had gone to Saudi Arabia-Uruguay, we watched it, filmed stories from inside, and everything," he stated.

He also asserted that the permission was valid for the entire tournament."That credential even allowed access to the final. It was a credential to be a FIFA member as a media partner," he claimed.

For that reason, he asserted that they arrived at the stadium convinced they could enter normally.

"We went thinking we could pass as if nothing happened because the credential was an original FIFA credential", he added.

Perrotta also responded to those who accused them of having breached the security checks at the Hard Rock Stadium.

"In the first three checks, they do not scan the credential. Everyone said we were bypassing the security checks. It's not that we bypassed them: they don't scan the credential and, since the credential is original, they let you through", he explained.

However, he noted that the situation changed at the last access point. "At the fourth check, it appeared that access was denied", he recalled.

The problem that led to the detention

According to the content creators' account, the issue arose because the accreditation had been canceled without them being notified.

"The problem was that when we were going to Colombia-Portugal, they had canceled our credential and did not notify us. No one informed us that our entry to the stadiums had been suspended", Perrotta explained.