Croatia defender Domagoj Vida escaped a FIFA ban on Sunday after posting a clip dedicating his country's victory over Russia in the World Cup quarterfinal to Ukraine.
Vida scored an extra-time goal and one of Croatia's penalties in a 4-3 shootout win over the World Cup hosts in Sochi on Saturday.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Croatia will play England in the semifinal on Wednesday and some Russian officials had called on FIFA to take tough disciplinary measures.
The ponytailed 29-year-old shouted "Glory to Ukraine!" in a video posted by former Croatia international Ognjen Vukojevic shortly after the dramatic finale in Sochi.
Vida used to play for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kiev. Vukojevic also played for the club and now works for them as a scout.
FIFA said it had studied the video and decided to issue a warning to Vida but not take further measures.
"We can confirm that FIFA's disciplinary committee has sent a warning to the player Domagoj Vida due to his video statement," a spokesman told AFP.
"Glory to Ukraine!" was a slogan of the former Soviet republic's pro-EU revolution that toppled a Russian-backed president in 2014.
The revolt was condemned as illegal by Moscow and sparked a crisis in relations between the two neighbouring states.
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