The game of Croatia and Italy ended 1-1. But still there were lots of unexpectancies like fans throwing fireworks and smoke bombs on to the pitch. The situation was really bad as the referee Bjorn Kuipers was forced to stop the game twice and 16 Croatia supporters were arrested. Kovac is sure that Croatia will face sanctions. He apologized everyone, especially the hosts of the game, for the behaviour of Croatia supporters. Kovac also ensured everyone that it was not the real picture of Croatians, as Croatians are honest people that respect other nations. According to him, such behaviour is pointless and shameful.

On the other side, the coach of Italian team Antonio Conte said, that he was afraid that the match would be definitely stopped because of such Croatia fans behaviour.