Banned vs England? Croatia’s Domagoj Vida trolls Russia recording ‘glory to Ukraine’ video

Croatia beat Russia on penalties

2018 World Cup hosts Russia are out.

Russia defied all expectations this summer reaching the last eight of the World Cup.

And the Russians almost reached the semi-finals after a dramatic match against Croatia on Saturday night.

Croatia beat Russia 4-3 on penalties after the sides drew 2-2 after 120 minutes.

Denis Cheryshev opened for Russia before Andrej Kramaric levelled eight minutes later. Domagoj Vida put Croatia ahead in the 101st minute. But a Mario Fernandes header in the 115th minute took the match to spot-kicks.

Domagoj Vida records ‘glory to Ukraine’ video

In the aftermath of the Croatia win, defender Domagoj Vida has opened himself up for trouble after he posted a political message on social media.

Vida recorded a video alongside Ognjen Vukojevic. The nine second video was short, but it’s sure to provoke plenty as the duo said:

Glory to Ukraine! This victory is for Dynamo and for Ukraine!

Vida has since tried to take the sting out of his video.

The Besiktas centre-half has spoken to Sports.ru to try to deflate the situation:

This victory is for Croatia. No politics. It’s a joke. I’ve got friends there [in Ukraine] since Dynamo Kyiv, I didn’t mean anything else.

I like Russian people. It was just a joke.

Will the Russians now support England against Croatia in the semi-finals?

А вот так хорватские футболисты празднуют победу 🌚 pic.twitter.com/2vv1TyeGc2 — Лентач (@oldLentach) July 7, 2018

Vida banned vs England?

Could FIFA ban Vida for his political message?

Some of social media believe this is a real possibility.

FIFA failed to take proper action against Shaqiri & Xhaka. Will it now? #CRO player Vida and scout Vukojevic shouting out "Viva Ukraine" (Ukrainian soldiers' cry) and "This victory is for Ukraine" after beating #RUS That's pure politics and provocationhttps://t.co/vSPm1HKcuU — Artur Petrosyan (@arturpetrosyan) July 7, 2018

That Vida&Vukojevic' video led to anti-Croatian chants in the centre of Moscow. This is how it all usually starts… Imagine Croatian fans will no longer feel safe in Russia, despite having a great time until now. And that's just because of someone stupid doing something stupid. https://t.co/yYREwIK00m — Artur Petrosyan (@arturpetrosyan) July 8, 2018

I strongly doubt these three fellas chanted that because of what Vida did. I also doubt that Croats would “feel unsafe” because of those three fellas chanting shit. Vida’s actions are indeed a bit stupid in the circumstances, but dont inflate this into something bigger — Alexey Yaroshevsky (@YaroLFC) July 8, 2018

Also see: Croatia beat Russia on penalties to set up England World Cup semi-final.

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