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Croatia fined for fans’ xenophobic chants

 Wednesday, FIFA fined Croatia for the disrespectful behaviour of their fans toward Milan Borjan, the goalie for Canada, during the World Cu...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief December 08, 2022
Updated December 8, 2022 at 2:12 PM
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 Wednesday, FIFA fined Croatia for the disrespectful behaviour of their fans toward Milan Borjan, the goalie for Canada, during the World Cup quarterfinals.

Regarding the conduct of Croatian fans during the Croatia vs Canada FIFA World Cup game on November 27, according to the statement. Following a disciplinary investigation, a punishment of 50,000 Swiss francs (50,674 euros, or $53,000) was imposed.

Croatian supporters loudly attacked Borjan, an ethnic Serb born in Croatia but escaped as a child.

Some people hoisted banners in remembrance of the military operation in 1995 that put an end to the conflict over Croatia's independence.

During and after the operation, more than 200,000 ethnic Serbs fled the country; Borjan's family was one among them.

Just 48 hours before their quarterfinal match with Brazil, Croatia will be penalised.

The Serbian federation was penalised 20,000 Swiss francs for flying a disputed Kosovo flag in the team's changing room before their match against Brazil in the group round.

The Kosovo football federation objected to images of a Serbian flag variation with a map that included Kosovo and the phrase "there will be no surrender" engraved on it (FFK).

The majority-Albanian former Yugoslav province of Kosovo declared its independence in 2008 despite Belgrade's unwillingness to acknowledge it.

In a third occurrence, six players were cautioned during games against Argentina and Mexico, and the Saudi Arabian organisation was fined 30,000 Swiss francs.

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