The ponytailed 29-year-old shouted “Glory to Ukraine!” in a video posted by former Croatia worldwide Ognjen Vukojevic shortly after the match.
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In the aftermath of the video Vida attempted to downplay the political nature of the clip telling sports.ru: “This victory is for Croatia”.
And Maria Karlova, from Sevastopol in Russia-annexed Crimea, said it was a powerful “unreal” match.
The phrase has been used by Ukrainian anti-Russian nationalists, with Vukojevic adding: “This victory is for Dynamo and Ukraine”.
The video went viral in Russian Federation, prompting a hostile reaction.
Moscow’s Nikolskaya Street was full of people chanting, dancing, and hugging into the morning.
Croatia will play England in the World Cup semifinals after Harry Kane’s team beat Sweden 2-0 in the other quarterfinal on Saturday (NZT Sunday).
He earned 127 caps, scoring nine goals, and holds the record for the most global appearances by any Russian player.
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The victor of this match will be the favorite in the World Cup final.
Croatia captain Luka Modric said his side showed character on Saturday to get through “another drama” after edging to a second straight shootout win to knock out Russian Federation and set up a World Cup semi-final with England. “It was just a joke”.
“There’s no politics in football. I didn’t mean anything bad”.
Vida came unmarked in the middle of the penalty area and his header managed to bounce through traffic and roll into the net to give the Croatians the advantage in the 101st minute.
The two both spent parts of their careers playing for Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv.
Croatia will meet England in the second semi-final in Moscow on Wednesday. Croatia’s shooters did enough that Ivan Rakitic’s successful penalty was the victor and set off another wild celebration with Subasic on the bottom of the pile. Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner was warned and fined 5,000 Swiss francs ($5,050) for joining in the celebration.
The governing body are reviewing the incident..
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And France, who laboured through their group with only three goals in three games against Australia, Peru and Denmark, showcased their incredible depth of talent when teenager Kylian Mbappe led the second round dismantling of Argentina in Kazan.
