Croatia has lodged a formal complaint with FIFA after its controversial FIFA World Cup exit, accusing the governing body of “abusing technology” during its 2-1 Round of 32 defeat to Portugal. The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) questioned the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology after Josko Gvardiol’s stoppage-time equaliser was ruled out following a lengthy review.

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