Doha, December 07 (QNA) - The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Wednesday fined World Cup quarter-finalists Croatia for abuse its supporters levelled at Canada's goalkeeper during the two countries' group-stage match which ended with a 1-4 win for Croatia.

In a statement on Wednesday, the FIFA said that a fine of 50,000 Swiss francs ($53,000) had been imposed on the Croatian Football Federation in relation to the behavior of the Croatian fans against Canada at the World Cup match on November 27.

During the match, Croatian supporters were reported to have shouted insults at Milan Borjan, an ethnic Serb, who was born in Croatia but fled the country as a child. (QNA)