Two Croatia players face World Cup bans by FIFA

Two Croatia players face World Cup bans by FIFA
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Summary FIFA says its disciplinary panel will also consider a case against the players.

ZURICH (AP) - Croatia s Mario Mandzukic risks being suspended for all three World Cup group matches when FIFA judges his disciplinary case on Thursday.

FIFA says its disciplinary panel will also consider a case against Croatia defender Joe Simunic, who led fans in Zagreb chanting a fascist slogan after the team qualified by beating Iceland last month.

Mandzukic will miss the World Cup opener against Brazil after being sent off for an appalling studs-high challenge in the playoff second-leg match.

The Bayern Munich player gets an automatic one-match ban for his challenge on Iceland s Johann Gudmundsson.

FIFA s panel can impose a longer sanction if they consider it to be serious foul play.

Croatia also plays Cameroon and Mexico in Group A.
 

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