Croatian Football Federation has decided not limited to a mere warning to have admitted saying "Glory to Ukraine" and "we won for Ukraine" player and scout the Croatian national team at the 2018 World Cup. The HFS (Croatian Football Federation) We decided to send a representative of national team coaching staff Ognjen Vukojevic home, without giving him the opportunity to continue their participation in the World Cup.
Vukojevic, which make that shouts at the camera together with the Croatian national team player Domagoem Vida, He noted, that takes "any solution" HFS.
From a statement by Vukojevic:
I do not want to somehow encumber the national team before the crucial semi-final. Again I say: in my statement, there was no political motive. We're just at the time played for Kiev “Dynamo”. But at the same time, I understand, that his (statement) It can be interpreted differently. I'm sorry about what happened. I apologize to the Russian fans, who could interpret my statement otherwise, than, what I meant by it.
HFS, in turn, apologized for the appearance and Vukojevic to FIFA and to the Russian fans.
As it appears, This ugly story with members of the Croatian team clearly have a negative impact on the whole of the Croatian national team and HFS, who decided to try to smooth over the situation.
Additional disciplinary action against the defender Domagoya Types HFS has not yet applied (except for the prevention of preventing this kind of statements).
Recall, that at the initial stage of the tournament in the Croatian team is already a scandal. Footballer Nikola Kalinic refused to go on the field, declaring, that he had an injury. He was sent to Croatia, further depriving the possibility to play for.
