Croatia beat hosts Russia on penalties in the quarter-finals on Saturday. On Saturday night, a video showing Croatia defender Domagoj Vida shouting "Glory to Ukraine!" and coaching assistant Ognjen Vukojevic saying "This is a victory for Dynamo [Kiev] and Ukraine" appeared on social media. Both of them previously played for Dynamo.

Vukojevic was suspended from his duties at the World Cup by the Croatian Football Federation and fined $15,000 for unsporting behavior by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, while Vida was handed a warning, avoiding a ban that would rule him out of the England semi-final. On Monday, a fresh video showing Vida saying "Glory to Ukraine!" was posted online.

"This is not a normal practice. Of course, we understand why one of them was fined, while the other was just warned - one... was just a member of the delegation, while the other is playing [for Croatia]... Football players are big boys... I think if it is a childish prank, they deserve punishment. If it is a planned political action, they also deserve punishment. I think we should demand proper punishment for both athletes," Svishchev said.

Croatia will face 1966 champions England in the semi-finals in Moscow on Wednesday.