Fifa suspended 10 games by the Croatian fascist groups Simunic

Fifa announced on Monday that the Croatian defender Josip Simunic was slapped with 10 -game suspension after he held with fascists shouting classification of their national team for the World Cup in Brazil -2014 .

The disciplinary committee of the institution that governs world football decided to punish with ten games Simunic , 35 , so that the World Cup is held in Brazil next year will be lost.

After the 2-0 win against Iceland Croatia on 19 November, which meant qualifying for the Brazilian World , Simunic took a microphone and screamed used by the Croatian pro- Nazi regime in World War II.

" For my country " ( Za Dom), said four times , and fans replied, " Ready " ( Spremni ) . Fifa argued its decision : "This battle cry was discriminatory and therefore violates the dignity of a group of people for reasons including , race, religion or origin." "After taking into consideration all the circumstances and particularly the gravity of the incident, the commission has decided to suspend the player with ten matches. 's First to meet those who should be playing in the finals of the World Cup "he continued in a statement. In addition to the ten games , Simunic must pay a fine of 30,000 Swiss francs (24,000 euros).

In your country, the gesture was already condemned by President Ivo Josipovic , had already been fined 3,200 euros. To his defense, the player said Dinamo Zagreb have done only for his " love of the people ( Croatian ) and country " and rejected any political connotation inspired "by hatred or destruction." "These are the only reasons that in a moment of emotion, influenced me and that is why I started singing with the public ," said Josip Simunic in November , 35 .

The Croatian Football Federation ( HNS) expressed surprise at the decision taken by FIFA . " We are shocked by the decision taken by Fifa ," said Damir Vrbanovic , president of the institution, in a statement posted on the website of the HNS .

" We will support all our player in a likely appeal against this decision but we must be honest and admit that this means you can not play the World Cup in Brazil ," he added .

Vrbanovic believes that Fifa wanted to " send a strong message with a draconian penalty" . Croatia coach Niko Kovac said he was " unpleasantly surprised , perplexed and disappointed" by the penalty Simunic .

" I've known him a long time and I'm sure he did not want to hurt anyone," Kovac said. Fifa strengthened in recent months, the fight against racism in football. " It makes no sense to fight this with fines ," said its president Joseph Blatter.

In May, during congress, the institution adopted a series of resolutions to toughen sanctions after creating a think about racism. Clubs may face a point deduction or exclusion from a competition for repeat or serious incidents , while a fine and a game behind closed doors are reserved for minor offenses . In addition , the players to a minimum punishment of five games if protagonists face discrimination or racist episodes