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FIFA fined the Croatian national team Ognian Vukojevic 15,000 francs for unsportsmanlike conduct. The former footballer is responsible for the provocative video he shot with defender Damagiy Vida after the spectacular victory over Russia in the quarter-finals of the World Football Championship on Saturday
. At the beginning of the disc, Vida announced: "Glory to Ukraine!" "This win is for Dynamo and for Ukraine," added Vukojevic, a former Vida teammate at Dynamo in Kiev
The phrase "Glory of Ukraine" became the slogan Ukrainian anti-Russian nationalists after the annexation of Crimea. Vida was threatened to miss the semifinal against England and eventually took part in the final according to FIFA's disciplinary rules, but only lacked warning
. After that, the Croatian federation dismissed Vukojevic and publicly apologized for the behavior of his two representatives. Vida also apologized and told Russian sports.ru that there was nothing political about the matter, and his only idea was to joke with his friends in Ukraine.
"The Croatian Football Federation has informed Vida and Vukojevic, as well as all other nationalists, to refrain from any message that could be interpreted as political," the statement said.
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