Hurting Neymar gets emotional at the World Cup
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Neymar is hurting, probably physically and almost for sure emotionally.
The Brazil striker, the face of the team at the World Cup and the one carrying the hopes of the nation on his shoulders, came into the tournament with a foot injury. And after a dramatic outburst late in the 2-0 victory over Costa Rica on Friday, he dropped to his knees and cried when the referee blew the final whistle.
Neymar then lashed out on Instagram.
“Not everybody knows what I went through to get here. Even parrots can talk, but to actually do it… few can!!” Neymar wrote alongside a picture of himself looking toward the sky.