LIVE - Brazil 2, Croatia 1: Neymar converts very dubious penalty to give hosts the lead (GIF)
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Fred showed up, and now everybody is talking about him.
The striker won a very dubious penalty (read: completely awful call from the referee), which allowed Neymar to step up and fire home a penalty that goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa would certainly like to have back.
First, the flop:
Despite their utmost efforts to remonstrate with the official, Neymar happily accepted his decision to point to the spot.

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Right through his hands.
Two goals for the Golden Boy of the World Cup. It doesn't matter how they go, just that they do.
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