Croatia could face punishment by UEFA after a swastika pattern could be seen on the pitch for its European Championship qualifying match against Italy, according to AP. It was unclear whether the symbol was mowed into the pitch or painted on the grass, but it was clearly marked in the middle of the half Italy was attacking in the first period. Grounds crew attempted to cover it up during halftime, but to little avail. The match was being played behind closed doors as punishment for racist chanting and crowd trouble by Croatia fans, which temporarily halted the November match between the two sides at San Siro. -- SPA 23:45 LOCAL TIME 20:45 GMT تغريد
