ić ▁of ▁Orth odox ▁faith ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Zag rad ▁near ▁Ben kov ac , ▁and ▁a ▁Cro at ian ▁Catholic ▁mother ▁Bo ja ▁( née ▁Br kl ja č a ) ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ra š te vić . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁Catholic ▁and ▁cons iders ▁himself ▁a ▁Cro at , ▁but ▁suffered ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁origin . ▁His ▁wife ▁Anton ia ▁Bo zza ▁was ▁even ▁be aten ▁for ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁" dated ▁with ▁a ▁Ser b " ▁by ▁her ▁own ▁father . ▁Before ▁a ▁penalty ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁Sub a š ić ▁made ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁the ▁cross ▁as ▁an ▁Orth odox , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁discussion ▁in ▁media . ▁ ▁Sub a š ić ▁we ars ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁NK ▁Z ad ar ▁team mate , ▁Hr vo je ▁ Ć ust ić , ▁under ▁his ▁j er sey ▁while ▁playing . ▁ Ć ust ić ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁on - field ▁accident ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁round ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁match ▁against ▁Den mark , ▁Sub a š ić ▁took ▁off ▁his ▁sh irt ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁image , ▁but ▁FIFA ▁issued ▁a ▁warning ▁to ▁Sub a š ić ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁" private ▁message ", ▁as ▁FIFA ▁rules ▁state ▁that ▁a ▁player ▁is ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁display ▁private , ▁political , ▁religious ▁or ▁similar ▁images