Croatia apologised to Italy after a swastika was mowed into the pitch. “It’s shameful for the whole country.”
The design was visible from the stands and groundsmen rushed to cover it up at half-time, but the damage had been done.
To make matters worse, this Euro 2016 qualifier was played behind closed doors in Split because of racist chanting in a previous match with Norway.
“What happened is shameful not just for Croatian football, but for the whole country,” Federation spokesman Tomislav Bacek told Ansa.
Croatia apologised to Italy after a swastika was mowed into the pitch. “It’s shameful for the whole country.”
The design was visible from the stands and groundsmen rushed to cover it up at half-time, but the damage had been done.
To make matters worse, this Euro 2016 qualifier was played behind closed doors in Split because of racist chanting in a previous match with Norway.
“What happened is shameful not just for Croatian football, but for the whole country,” Federation spokesman Tomislav Bacek told Ansa.
“We reported the incident to UEFA. We apologise to Italy and to everybody.”
Croatian FA President Davor Suker also spoke to reporters about the on-going feud between the Federation and its fans.
“It is a problem that we have. We are working to resolve it, but unfortunately another thing happened tonight.”