Najdražji nogometaš na svetu je bil med najzaslužnejšimi za preboj Brazilije v četrtfinale svetovnega prvenstva. Poskrbel je za prvi zadetek Brazilcev na tekmi proti Mehiki, po njegovem strelu in obrambi mehiškega vratarja pa je za končnih 2:0 odbitek v gol poslal še Roberto Firmino. A Neymar je 'blestel' še v eni prvini, zdaj že značilni zanj. Pri vsakem prekršku je bil po mnenju mnogih, vsaj po njegovih reakcijah, že vsaj na poti v bolnišnico.
Come on, man. #neymar. How do you even show your face in public when acting like this? #WorldCup2018 pic.twitter.com/OLSh3TtdFA
— Ross Tucker (@Scienceofsport) July 2, 2018
"Neymar ima najmanjši bolečinski prag od vseh nogometašev na zadnjih svetovnih prvenstvih," je dejal nekdanji odlični angleški napadalec Gary Lineker.
Neymar has the lowest pain threshold of any player in World Cups since Opta stats began.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 2, 2018
"Žalostna stvar pri Neymarjevem igranju je ta, da izjemen nogometaš samega sebe spreminja v ... klovna," pa je na twitterju zapisal nekdanji norveški reprezentant Jan Aage Fjortoft. "Sram me je zanj. Je eden najboljših na svetu. A ko se zgodi to, ga ne razumem," pa je menil Dion Dublin.
The sad thing about this “Neymar-acting” is that a World Class player is turning himself into a ....clown
— Jan Aage Fjortoft (@JanAageFjortoft) July 2, 2018
Martin O'Neill slams Neymar's theatrics in Brazil's last-16 #WorldCup victory over Mexico:
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) July 2, 2018
'I wouldn’t want to see him coming out of the doctors surgery after getting a flu injection'https://t.co/yAFIJZPQHt
Neymar has claimed the first award of the World Cup after producing the most pathetic dive of his football career.
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) July 2, 2018
Congrats on the Fallon d'Floor, Neymar Jr.! 🏆https://t.co/bTU7F3eeU0
I desperately want to like Neymar because he is so phenomenal. But reactions like that make it impossible
— M Λ T Ξ O 🇨🇴 (@MindOfTeo) July 2, 2018
Based on his reactions you’d think Neymar broke his ankles at least 26 times a game.
— Spencer (@Spengraf) July 2, 2018
If Neymar was a 🐶pic.twitter.com/c6k9v7aVdY
— Football Fights (@footbalIfights) July 2, 2018