CROATIA may have suffered a bruising defeat on the pitch, but the tournament’s undisputed “sexiest fan” Ivana Knoll is making sure her millions of admirers are still winning off it. The stunning influencer left very little to the imagination after bouncing back from her nation's recent football heartbreak by stripping down to a mind-boggling, barely-there bikini to soak up the sun.

The 33-year-old brunette bombshell, affectionately dubbed the “Knoll Doll,” originally shot to global superstardom during the Qatar World Cup with her eye-popping, grid-patterned outfits. Returning for the 2026 showpiece in North America, she proved she hasn’t lost her touch. Before flashing the flesh poolside, Ivana had already set pulses racing in Dallas for Croatia’s opener against England, turning heads in the stands with a jaw-dropping, sheer red-and-white checkered corset paired with tight denim hot pants.

But following Croatia’s disappointing 4-2 loss to the Three Lions, the former Miss Croatia wasted no time hopping on a flight back to her sunny base in Miami to nurse her football sorrows. Taking to Instagram, she triggered an absolute digital meltdown by flaunting her sensational sun-kissed curves in a skimpy black two-piece that had the likes flooding in by the thousands. Dazzled fans rushed to the comments section to hail the digital queen, with one declaring her the real winner of the tournament and another joking that her poolside display completely made up for the full-time scoreline.