The reason why Miss Croatia doesn’t know if she can make it to the semifinal against Argentina

The semifinals of the World Cup are less and less. Barely two days remain before the ball starts rolling at Lusail e Stadium Argentina and Croatia are battling it out for the first ticket to the final. And the stands should be packed, with no empty seats and high resale values ​​to grab the last few tickets. However, there is one famous fan cheering on the Balkan team that was unable to participate in the most important duel for their country on this World Cup tour: miss croatia.

Ivana Knoll, who has 30 years And she is one of the most recognized models and influencers in Croatia, usually attending the matches of the team led by Zlatko Dalic wearing very tight-fitting dresses with quite pronounced necklines, a fact that is not well seen in Qatari culture. In any case, he managed to overcome several barriers and was able to accompany his team in the group stage, in the round of 16 against Real Madrid. Japan and finally in the quarterfinals against Brazil. However, many locals denounced her for breaking the rules.

As a result, Education City stadium security officers asked him in the last match to leave the venue if he didn’t comply with orders, a situation which led to a heated argument that could cost him dearly for the next two matches in Croatia . “They don’t let fans take pictures with me. and I’m not allowed to pose for photos here on the grandstand railing. Then I asked (the security) why they were so rude,” Knoll complained in a chat with German newspaper Bild.

“Just FYI, they don’t take the picture because they like it, but because they don’t like the way she’s dressed, which is inappropriate for our culture. You can confirm this with any Qatari. It is to report it”, explained Mohammed Hassan Al-Jefairi, a sheikh of great power in the Middle Eastern country.

Knoll always opts for a similar look: red rubberized trousers, top and sleeves with the typical squares of his country’s flag (red and white). Owner of a swimwear brand, the model who has more than 2 million followers on her social networks told before the event that she had suffered discrimination and ill-treatment with the organization, since It took her three weeks to accept her hayya card when she had all the documents (tickets, hotels, tickets) in order.

“This is a disaster. I feel sorry for all the people who can’t go to the World Cup because of the worst organization in history,” he said at the time.

Could it be against Argentina?

The big dilemma for Knoll from now on is whether the next time he takes to the field he will have problems entering or not, and thus be able to continue his perfect presence for Croatia’s matches at the World Cup, which began in Brazil 2014 and continued in Russia in 2018.