Croatian model Ivana Knoll has attracted the attention of fans and photographers during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Some of the locals in the stands did not hesitate to take a picture of her with their mobile devices.

Images have gone viral showing the former Miss Croatia walking down the stands while two men looked at her before taking pictures of her with their cell phones.

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However, Qatari businessman Mohammed Hassan Al-Jefairi took to social media in his bid to explain why these men photographed Knoll.

"Just for your information, they don't take the picture because they like her, but because they don't like the way she is dressed, in a way that is inappropriate for our culture," he wrote.

"You can confirm it with any Qatari. It's probably to report her."

The model even shared this image on her own Instagram account, with her post getting more than 150,000 likes.