PETER SCHMEICHEL'S worst fears have come true... the kids have started copying Neymar's theatrical diving. Brazilian star Neymar drew scathing criticism for his dramatic roll following minimal contact from Mexico's Miguel Layun in the Samba Boys' 2-0 World Cup victory on Monday. 4 An group of children have hilariously mimicked Neymar's theatrics against Mexico Credit: Twitter 4 The clip shows the youngsters falling to the ground untouched before mimicking injury Credit: Twitter Memes of the world's most-expensive player quickly swarmed the internet as millions mocked the 26-year-old for his theatrical reaction to the challenge. But Great Dane Schmeichel was not one of those to see the funny side - especially after Fifa handed the forward man of the match. Speaking as a pundit on RT, he said: “First of all, congratulations to Brazil. It’s nice to have one of the big names through in the tournament, we’ve said goodbye to far too many already. “But my God, Neymar was even given the man of the match by Fifa, but we need to have Fifa looking at this, the way he behaved in this game, I can’t find any other way [of describing it] than disgraceful.” Brazil star Neymar keeps on rolling in hilarious World Cup meme 4 Peter Schmeichel was one of those to criticise Neymar and believes kids will copy his antics Credit: RT 4 Neymar was mocked for his antics against the Mexicans Credit: Reuters Brazil’s Neymar is left flapping on the ground in World Cup match against Mexico Schmeichel continued: “Everyone who loves football, I was looking at Twitter, people are in uproar about this. [Neymar] looked like he was dying. I thought he’d be put on a stretcher and put in an ambulance and we’d never see him again. “He attracts so much attraction, all the kids are going to see this… It’s not on, it’s not what we want in football.” Well Peter, look away now... the children are copying. An hilarious clip of youngsters mimicking the Brazil ace has emerged on Twitter - and each one of them gets a 10 out of 10 from us for their diving and acting abilities. KFC poke fun out of Brazil’s Neymar with funny football ad Angry Mexico fans give their impressions of Brazil star Neymar diving during World Cup 2018 LATEST WORLD CUP 2018 NEWS 'i want a girl' England star Kyle Walker's model girlfriend reveals she wants FOURTH baby<doc-sep>Brazil finally won a match in comfortable fashion in its final Group E match against Serbia, but it didn't come without some more rolling -- followed by eye rolling -- from Brazilian star Neymar Jr. The roll, which came late in the first half against Serbia, was on a tackle that led to a card, but probably wasn't quite as aggressive as Neymar made it out to be. That looks like... But ... Five rolls. With a potential sixth one in there! Or at least half of one! Twitter, which has already had plenty of fun at Neymar's expense this Cup, got its shots in. Neymar is one of the more polarizing figures in soccer, so of course people are going to jump on him for something like this. However, no matter how much momentum he had built up, it's hard to imagine that it would end in that kind of roll being necessary. He's also been dealing with a lot of frustration stemming from being constantly fouled by whoever he's playing against. Perhaps he now feels he has to sell the contact a little harder, but he shouldn't have to go full Arthur Miller with it. None of it matters at the end of the day. Neymar got the last laugh, and his Brazil will be advancing to the knockout stage. It's going to be a tough out after winning two of its three group matches, and Canarinha's focus is now turned towards Mexico in the Round of 16.<doc-sep>Neymar may have scored for Brazil in their 2-0 victory over Mexico but it was his theatrics that got everyone talking during the last-16 World Cup clash. But football fans have flocked to social media to direct their anger and embarrassment towards the player for his theatrics, with Gary Lineker leading the charge. The former England international, now pundit, wrote on Twitter: 'Neymar has the lowest pain threshold of any player in World Cups since Opta stats began.' Another social media user, @Scienceofsport, posted a video of the incident, alongside the caption: 'Come on, man. How do you even show your face in public when acting like this?' However, the social media anger didn't stop there. Someone else amusingly claimed the Paris Saint-Germain star should have entered a 'Seal on Dry Land Imitation Contest'. Brazil may have beat Mexico 2-0 but it was Neymar's theatrics that were the main talking point Miguel Layun left a sneaky foot on Neymar but the Brazilian rolled around dramatically The striker instantly reacted to his opponent's cheap shot by writhing around in agony The TV cameras captured it all as Neymar made the most of the contact and screamed out Gary Lineker took to Twitter to take a cheap jab at the Brazilian following his theatrics Some users compared Neymar's theatrics to doing yoga Aerial views of the aftermath of the incident showed Brazil medics tending to the star The 26-year-old was compared to that 'little sibling that you barely touch and immediately falls on the floor and pretends to be dying'. Neymar will not be too bothered about the reaction as he helped Brazil progress to the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico. The former Barcelona man opened the scoring in the 51st minute before Roberto Firmino added a second just before injury-time. ITV pundit Martin O'Neill took a cheeky jab at Neymar following the final whistle: 'His reaction is pathetic, absolutely pathetic. Mark (Clattenburg) is right it’s a red card but the pain threshold of Neymar is incredibly low. 'I wouldn’t want to see him coming out of the doctors’ surgery after getting a flu injection.’ It also provoked a response from former Newcastle and England striker Alan Shearer. 'It’s absolutely pathetic,' Shearer said. 'There’s no doubting the ability of him. We saw it with the back heel, then the finish and then setting up for the second goal, he’s a magnificent player. 'But it really is pathetic when he is rolling around as if he is in agony. Why does he feel he needs to do that? 'I think I’s been a magnificent tournament but the one downside has been seeing players feign injury and running to the referees and trying to get other players sent off.' 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 should be the ball because he’s always rolling pic.twitter.com/YY1HmtBjND — Rey (@ReyLaMadrid) July 2, 2018 This Twitter user has compared Neymar to a 'little sibling' following his theatrics on Monday Meanwhile, this user jokes Neymar should enter the 'Seal on Dry Land Imitation Contest'<doc-sep>
NEYMAR can score sensational goals and leave defenders in his wake - but social media is also mocking him for the other side of his game. The Brazilian is a divisive player, capable of magical moments, but is also prone to diving and theatrics. 1 Neymar was heavily targeted in Brazil's match against Switzerland, being fouled a record ten times Credit: Reuters He took a tumble in the South Americans' opener against Switzerland and proceeded to roll over several times. And Twitter has not been kind to Neymar, with memes racking up millions of hits on the social media platform. One such video shows the 26-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward rolling on the Rostov Arena pitch, before tumbling down roads, dirt tracks and mountains. His theatrics were also used to mock him knocking someone over and then being spun in a web by a spider. In another GIF, Neymar is seen rolling towards Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, who pops him as he did to a giant ball against Switzerland. Brazil’s Neymar is left flapping on the ground in World Cup match against Mexico MOST READ IN WORLD CUP NO HARD FEELINGS Man dumped by Gareth Southgate's wife insists he holds no grudge 'i want a girl' England star Kyle Walker's model girlfriend reveals she wants FOURTH baby Angry Mexico fans give their impressions of Brazil star Neymar diving during World Cup 2018 The PSG forward is expected to start against Mexico in the last 16 on Monday. But El Tri's captain Andres Guardado has called match officials to punish the Brazilian if he continues to dive at the World Cup. Neymar had a penalty reversed against Costa Rica, after exaggerating contact when in the box. And Guardado has said: "We all know Neymar, it's not up to me or us to judge, but the referees and Fifa. "Now they have VAR they have to watch his style of play and the referee needs to be on top of it because we know he likes to exaggerate fouls, he likes to drop on the floor a lot."