Fans arrested over pro-Nazi chants at Hajduk Split-Ajax match

Summary

Al Jazeera reports that Croatian football fans were arrested over slurs chanted before and during Hajduk Split’s match against Ajax in Split. The outlet’s reports differ on the competition: its earlier article calls it a UEFA Europa League match, while its report on the arrests calls it a UEFA Conference League game. Euronews reports that Hajduk won 2-1, apologized to UEFA and Ajax, and that Croatia’s leaders and football federation condemned the incident.

Timeline

1. Euronews

   16 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that Croatia’s leaders and football federation condemned the chants, and that Hajduk Split apologized to UEFA and Ajax after winning the match 2-1.

2. Al Jazeera

   16 Oct 2026, 12:42 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that chants for a pre-World War II regime preceded Hajduk Split’s UEFA Europa League match against Ajax on Thursday.

3. Al Jazeera

   17 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that Croatian fans were arrested over slurs chanted before and during the match, which this report describes as a UEFA Conference League game.