Neymar lost 14 minutes at the 2018 World Cup

Neymar reacts after falling on the pitch during the Brazil-Mexico Cup match 2018. (Reuters Photo)

Neymar scored two goals at the 2018 FIFA World Cup but more than his goals, the Brazilian striker has been in the news for his "dives". According to the Swiss broadcaster RTS, the Brazilian starlette lost nearly 14 minutes when he is on the bridge in search of a foul.

Neymar drew a lot of negative attention in Russia because of his dives and wasted time. All of this eclipsed his two goals and his playing skills for Brazil, which led his team to the quarter-finals of the tournament

Brazil played four games in the tournament and Neymar was the victim of 23 fouls in four games. Not all of the tackles were terrific, but Neymar did a meal of some of them with social media plagued by memes coming down the mountains, hills and all kinds of landscapes. KFC South Africa has published a fake advertisement of a player who was heading to a point of sale of the fast food chain.

RTS made a breakdown of "lost time" because of Neymar and found that in the round of 16, Game against Mexico, Neymar lost 5 minutes and 29 seconds, the longest, two minutes was when Layun walked on Neymar's right ankle in the 71st minute.

In group games, Neymar lost a minute and 56 seconds against Serbia, 3 minutes and 40 seconds against Switzerland. His total time on the field is 13 minutes and 50 seconds throughout the tournament.

Brazil are now playing Belgium in the quarterfinals on Friday, but the match preparation concerns Neymar and his acting game.

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