Vivek Chaudhary and Shekhar Bhatia in Doha
Ivana Knoll has revealed how she is also rooting for England because her dream is to see a Croatia against England final.
Croatian model Ivana 26, dubbed the World Cup’s ‘sexiest fan’, has been turning heads while attending Croatia’s World Cup games in Muslim conservative Qatar with her busty displays while dressed in skimpy, eye-catching clothing in the colours of her national team.
The quarter-final line up sees Croatia take on Brazil tonight while England face France on Saturday night. If they win, both England and Croatia will avoid each other in the semi-finals meaning they could possibly meet in the final on 18 December.
Ms Knoll said: ‘I’m a big fan of the Premier League and love English football. It would be a dream to see Croatia play England in the final.
‘Obviously I’m cheering for Croatia but on Saturday night, I’ll be an England fan. I really want them to beat France. It would be very exciting for me to see the two teams that I like to be in the final.’
She added: ‘Sadly, I don’t have a ticket. So if there is anybody out there who can give me a ticket I would be very grateful. It would be very exciting for me to see England in action at such an important game.’
Ms Knoll admitted that she admired England captain Harry Kane’s footballing skills but had a soft spot for his teammate Mason Mount.
She added: ‘Mason’s a very good player but he’s also the best-looking player in the England team and I’d love to meet him one day.’
Since making her debut in revealing outfits at Croatia’s first World Cup game, Ms Knoll has amassed 200,000 Instagram followers per day. She currently has a total of 1.7 million followers after regularly posting pictures of herself both in stadiums and on the beach in Qatar.
While in stadiums, dozens of fans have been posing for selfies with Ms Knoll and she revealed that that she had also received several marriage proposals from locals contacting her through social media.
Ms Knoll said: ‘I’m very shocked at how I’ve been so positively received. Before I came to Qatar I was worried that I might be arrested for dressing like this, but the reaction has been the complete opposite.
‘It’s wonderful to see that my independence as a woman and culture is being respected by the Qataris.’
Ms Knoll insisted that her outfits are not designed to offend Islamic culture and that she would cover up if she was asked to by authorities.
She added: ‘The security at the stadiums have not asked me to cover up at all. In fact they love seeing me and queue up to take pictures with me.
‘I know the authorities have said that female fans should dress modestly. The dress code forbids showing shoulders, knees, belly and other parts of the body. But it seems that once they saw me, they forgot about their own advice.’
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