Croatia were winning the Euro 2016 match 2-1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Friday when, in the final minutes, a volley of flares rained down on the pitch from the end of the ground their team’s fans were standing in Saint-Etienne.
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UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against Croatia, who also face charges for alleged racist behaviour from the fans.
He had to stay on at the end of the game against Croatia because the Czechs had already made three substitutions.
Uefa’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body will decide the case on Monday.
Like Terim, Czech Republic midfielder Tomas Rosicky hopes the fans can make a difference after he was forced to gee them up before the late recovery against Croatia.
In a notorious recent incident, veteran defender Josip Simunic was banned for 10 matches, including all of the 2014 World Cup, by Federation Internationale de Football Association after leading fans in chanting an Ustasha slogan after Croatia clinched its qualifying place.
“We want to be top of the group, the same as Spain”, Rakitic told reporters. “There are a lot more fans that love the national team and they will not be able to see Croatia play”.
The former Gunners star is expected to be out for three to six weeks.
Croatia were leading 2-1 when referee Mark Clattenburg briefly halted play to allow the flares to be cleared.
Croatia is routinely forced to play in empty stadiums when hosting World Cup and European Championship qualifiers after far-right chants and songs are reported to Federation Internationale de Football Association and UEFA.
The Czech Republic sit third in Group D, with one point, and could still be in contention for automatic qualification into the last 16 should they defeat Turkey and Croatia lose to leaders Spain in Bordeaux.
Croatia blew a 2-0 lead in the last 15 minutes as they were denied the chance to qualify for the second round. They must play their next two 2018 World Cup qualifying games behind closed doors.
The flares appeared to come from the Croatian supporters’ section. Tim Hume and Zayn Nabbi of CNN reported both England and Russian Federation were threatened with expulsion from the tournament after fan violence surrounding their match on June 11.
“The majority of the fans are telling them to not do it”.
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Hooliganism has increased over the past four years since former Croatian global Davor Suker took over the reins of the federation.
