The Mexican national team had to acknowledge the advantage of the Brazilian national team in the World Cup quarterfinals and withdraw from the competition.
One of the most memorable moments from these matches was the incident between Miguel Layun and Neymar. Layun accidentally stepped on Neymar's foot while the Brazilian player was lying outside the sideline.
Neymar lay on the green grass with a distorted face of pain for several minutes. However, a significant part of the football community claims that Neymar was acting.
M. Layun was not punished by the referee, but now the Brazilians are taking action against him. It was revealed that after the match, the player received threatening messages not only for himself but also for his family. Layun himself addressed this issue and shared a post on his Instagram account.
"To all Brazilians, I have no interest in starting debates with you, which, in my opinion, would be meaningless. Firstly, because football is played on the field, and secondly, because you all understand the first point.
If anyone has a problem with what happened in the match (although even the referee mentioned VAR and told me he knew the stepping on the foot was accidental, otherwise he would have shown me a red card), I have no problem if you want to message me threatening messages.
I understand that this is part of the game. But please treat my family respectfully. I won't accept anything less. Thank you," - wrote the Mexican.
