Croatia model Ivana Knoll turns heads in Qatar with another dazzling outfit for Argentina semi-final

Croatian model Ivana Knoll has made her way to their World Cup semi-final against Argentina on Tuesday – despite rumours that she would be banned from attending.

Knoll, 30, has caused a stir around Qatar throughout the tournament for wearing racy outfits which conflict with the country’s more conservative approach to female clothing.

It led to rumours she would be barred from the Lusail Stadium for the semi-final clash – something which has not happened as she was photographed in the stands a good hour before the 10pm kick-off in Qatar’s second-largest city. 

Model Ivana Knoll has made it to the Lusail Stadium to show her continued support for Croatia

The 30-year-old influencer posed with fans inside the ground ahead of the first semi-final

She wore a tight-fitting red and checked top and an oversized hat, as she and her fellow fans soaked up the atmosphere ahead of a hotly-anticipated semi-final.

Knoll, a former finalist in the hunt for Miss Croatia 2016, was seen blowing kisses to the crowd, and posing with a Mexican fan who had adopted the European country after his own country’s group stage exit. 

Ahead of Croatia’s World Cup quarter-final against Brazil on Friday, stadium security tried to stop Knoll from posing for photographs with fans – something which it appears they have not attempted this time around. 

Knoll caused a stir at previous Croatia games with her racy outfits, to the despair of authorities

It was previously claimed by some people in Qatar that people were only photographing Knoll because of the way they disapproved of her outfit, instead of seeing their snaps as a sign of adoration for the scantily-dressed 30-year-old. 

Qatar’s usual modesty laws urges women to cover their shoulders, whilst Knoll’s shoulders are exposed in Lusail. 

The 5’11 star has now amassed over 2.5 million fans on Instagram as a consequence of her exploits in Qatar, garnering fans across the world for her stance and unwavering support of Luka Modric’s Croatia.  

The 5ft 11in star has amassed over 2.5 million followers on Instagram as a result of her exploits

Croatia emerged second from Group F, behind surprise package Morocco but ahead of Belgium and Canada, to make it to the knockout stages.

They won two penalty shootouts to progress to the semi-finals for a second World Cup in succession. The 2018 runners-up narrowly edged out Japan 3-1 in a shootout in the round-of-16, before defeating tournament favourites Brazil 4-2 in spot-kicks at the end of Friday’s quarter-final. 

However, this time around, they fell at the semi-final stage, losing 3-0 to a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina. 

However, it is not the end of Croatia’s time in Qatar, as they will face the loser of Wednesday’s second semi-final between France and Morocco in Saturday’s third-place play-off.