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After the quarter-final victory over Russia, Croatian back Domagoj Vida and one of the leaders, Ognjen Vukojevic, celebrated the victory in a video. "Honor for Ukraine" shouted the player. "This win is for Dynamo (Kiev) and Ukraine," said the leader.
Fifa warned and fined Vukojevic, who was later expelled from the Croatian Federation. Fifa's Facebook page has been swamped with angry comments. Many write "Honor to Ukraine", "Shame Fifa" and "Viva Croatia". The federation is accused of being corrupt and bowing to the Russian "blood money".
According to Reuters there are 158,000 comments in which most are pro-Ukrainian. 157,000 users gave the lowest rating on Fifa's page, the majority in the last 48 hours.
"Honor for Ukraine" is a regular salute to Ukraine … (and) should not be interpreted as an aggressive phrase or provocation "writes the country's federation in a declaration. According to several media, the term is often used by the anti-Russian nationalists in Ukraine
The relationship between countries is very tense since the annexation of Crimea by the Kremlin in 2014.
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Vukojevic and Vida played at Dynamo Kiev
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