The 2022 World Cup is also happening in the stands with supporters’ outfits sometimes extravagant or “inappropriate” according to local requirements.
As Croatia won against Japan in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup, some eyes were still turned in the stands to see Ivana Knöll, the Croatian fan who has been making the buzz from the start of the World by his outfits. In a very strict country where clothing is based on certain rules (before the competition, the organization had imposed fairly strict regulations on women’s clothing in the stadiums. Women had to wear long pants or skirts, and cover their shoulders and neck), some people are worried about the young woman’s safety.
Who is Ivana Knoll?
With more than a million subscribers on Instagram (1.2M), Croatian Ivana Knöll is one of the most followed fans at this World Cup. The latter is very well known in her country since she is a 30-year-old Croatian model, and also a beauty queen in her country, after being a finalist in the Miss Croatia election in 2016.
Asked about the fear of being arrested by the local authorities, the young woman assured that she had not been the subject of any reprimand from the authorities, and even confided that she was now known in the country.