A former Miss Croatia has blasted "rude" security staff at the World Cup, as they seek to get her to comply with Qatar's modesty rules.
Ivana Knoll, 26 - who has amassed 1.8 million Instagram followers during the soccer tournament - is now a well-known figure during Croatia's World Cup matches, largely due to her outfits.
Per the Independent, the model previously claimed that even with Qatar's strict modesty rules that women are expected to comply with, authorities had given her no trouble despite her revealing clothing.
Ivana has attracted a lot of attention at this World Cup, with fans often asking for selfies - something she is more than happy to oblige. Other attention comes in the form of several men taking photos of the model as she walks down the stairs in the stadium.
However, Qatari businessman Mohammed Hassan Al-Jefairi was quick to explain that not everything was as it seemed. Replying to an image on Twitter, he said: "Just for your info they take a photo not because they like her but because they don't like the way she is miss dressed on regards to our culture."
Ivana has revealed that the authorities' tolerance to her outfits appeared to change last night, as Croatia took on Brazil in a quarter-final clash.
Speaking to the German outlet BILD, she revealed that security put a stop to her usual selfie-taking with fans. She said: "They don't allow the fans to take photos with me or pose for photos down here on the railing. I then asked them why they were so rude."
The security stopping the model from taking selfies wasn't the only shock of the evening, as Croatia went on to knock Brazil out of the tournament, despite the South American team being tipped to take the trophy home.
Neymar opened the scoring for Brazil in the 106th minute after the game ended as a goalless draw in the regulation 90 minutes. Croatia responded with a goal of their own in the 117th minute by Petković, and the game went to penalties.
Croatia was ruthless from the spot, netting all four of their attempts, while Brazil was left in misery after Rodrygo and Marquinhos missed their penalties for the Seleção Canarinho.
Ivana will be thrilled at the result, and will undoubtedly be in attendance at Croatia's semi-final match against Argentina on December 13.
