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23 July 2015 Last updated at 17:05



Croatia have been deducted a point from Euro 2016 qualifying Group H as punishment for a
swastika painted on the pitch before a match against Italy.

Uefa also fined the Croatian Football Federation (CFF) 100,000 Euros (£70,000) and ordered their next two games to be played in an empty stadium.

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Croatia are also barred from holding qualifiers in Split, which hosted the
1-1 draw with Italy on 12 June.

The CFF claim the incident was
an act of “sabotage” and can appeal.

Croatia remain top of Group H, a point above Italy, even with the deduction.

The top two teams from each group automatically qualify for next summer’s finals in France.


See all of the qualifying tables here.