Croatia were sanctioned by FIFA to play two home matches (against Turkey on 5 September 2016 and against Iceland on 12 November 2016) without spectators for two cases of discriminatory chants by fans, which occurred during friendly matches against Israel on 23 March 2016 and against Hungary on 26 March 2016, having already been sanctioned for similar incidents by FIFA and UEFA.
Kroatien blev sanktioneret af FIFA til at spille to hjemmekampe ( mod Tyrkiet den 5. september 2016 og mod Island den 12. november 2016) uden tilskuere på grund af to tilfælde af rasistiske tilråb af fans, som forekom under venskabskampe mod Israel den 23. marts 2016 og mod Ungarn den 26. marts 2016.