Former Miss Croatia Ivana Knoll, who has been dubbed 'the World Cup's sexiest fan', was up until 3am making her corset just for England.
The Croatian beauty wowed supporters and photographers with her most daring outfit to date during her country's 4-2 defeat to Thomas Tuchel's boys - showing off her gorgeous physique in a barely-there red, white and blue corset and light-wash blue jeans. And in an exclusive interview with Daily Star Sport , the model revealed how the stunning get-up was the result of a lot of hard work.
"I got so many questions about the corset, which I made myself," Ivana told us, when asked about the eye-catching outfit she wore to the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Wednesday evening. "This is my style, so I guess people already know me and know I always have my own style . The reaction was awesome!"
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The 33-year-old - who rose to fame with her jaw-dropping appearances at the last World Cup in Qatar in 2022 - added: "It was pretty intense [in the stadium], but everything was so positive.
"So I guess I killed it with that outfit. It took me a while. I was up until about 3am the night before the game finishing it!"
However, that's just Ivana's style, and she explained that when it comes to her outfits for games, "everything is last minute". She said: "I don't know how I will feel that day. Maybe I prepare something before and then I change [my mind] so much that on the day I don't like it.
"I do everything in the moment because I like to do what I feel in that moment. Before leaving my house, in about 15 minutes, I decide what I will wear to the game because it has to be what I feel at that moment."
The brunette beauty joked Three Lions fans should feel "honoured" because she had "prepared this outfit for the biggest team we were playing against" in the group stage, adding: "The best outfit was definitely for England."
However, Ivana teased there might be more to come in the knockout rounds, as she said: "Later on there will be some interesting outfits!"
It wasn't just on social media that the outfit, and the corset, wowed: "[There were] many photos. You know how it goes. This is my fourth World Cup, so I'm very well known around all these events.
"People come for photos. I do photos with photographers on the field, pose for them, and then enjoy the game. It's kind of routine for me now!"
The stunner, who boasts 2.8million followers on Instagram, was also the centre of attention after the full-time whistle.
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She made her way to CTRL Room, a club in Dallas, to headline an afterparty for football fans from both nations with a DJ set.
Ivana, who goes by the name KnollDoll when DJing, even played her own World Cup song, 'We Are The People'.
"The afterparty was sold out," Ivana said. "It was my first show in Dallas and it was the official afterparty.
"It was such a crazy atmosphere. We ended up finishing even later than we were supposed to close!"