The Football Association has been charged by UEFA over the bad behaviour of England fans during the recent match with Croatia.

The Croatian Federation has also been charged after police used batons to control traveeling fans before the Euro 2008 qualifier.

The FA have said that they will fight the charges at a hearing on the matter on November 9.

Adrian Bevington told the BBC: "We will contest this as strongly as we can possibly do so."

"We will be requesting a personal hearing," added Bevington. "And we'd like to call on as many witnesses as we require.�

If found guilty the FA could be fined or forced to play an England match behind closed doors.

Bevington went on to say: "It's worth noting we've had a vast amount of communication and correspondence from England supporters who were in Zagreb on the evening and experienced some very difficult situations in the build-up to the game.�

"All of this should be factored into the account that we provide when we actually do speak to UEFA on this subject."