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Dan Burnham Sports Reporter

Fans gutted over ex-Miss Croatia's naked 'promise' as World Cup dream ends

Football fans have been left devastated at the realisation that former Miss Croatia Ivana Knoll's X-rated promise won't be happening.

The model has been cheering on her nation at the Qatar World Cup, and has caught the eye with some of her revealing outfits. After they beat Brazil on penalties in the quarter-finals, she suggested she would go naked if they went all the way and lifted the famous trophy.

Those dreams came to an end last night however as a Lionel Messi inspired Argentina hammered Croatia 3-0 in the semi-finals. While most are happy that Messi has another chance at glory, plenty are disappointed that Knoll's promise won't come to fruition.

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One bemoaned: "I wanted to see Miss Croatia fulfill her promise."

Another tweeted: "Miss Croatia was gonna bless the world." A third pleaded: "Miss Croatia - half naked now you try at least."

A fourth joked: "Y'all pathetic people supported Argentina and now we're going to miss ex-Miss Croatia's boobs in the finals."

"I knew Croatia was going to fumble, the moment Miss Croatia promised to get naked if they win," added a fifth. And a sixth argued: "Croatia may have lost the World Cup but Miss Croatia remains a QUEEN."

Knoll has been turning heads everywhere she's gone in recent weeks, with her social media following shooting into the millions as a result.

She's sported a different Croatia-inspired outfit for each match she's attended, with them all featuring their checkerboard red and white colours in one way or another.

Ivana Knoll during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final match between Croatia and Brazil (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images))
Ivana Knoell ahead the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Japan and Croatia ((Photo by Stefan Matzke - sampics/Corbis via Getty Images))

Her choice of clothing for the semi-final defeat was a low-cut, tight-fitting top, a pair of jeans and knee-high boots. As usual, she was mobbed by fans both in and out of the ground.

Footage shared on her Instagram story appeared to show security staff having to intervene to escort her away from the stadium after the match due to the massive crowd which had formed around her.

While her nude promise won't be coming true, fans can look forward to one more outfit from Knoll - as Croatia will either France or Morocco in the third place play-off on Saturday (December 17).

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