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Neymar goes face-to-face with referee in petulant strop - but get's away with it
World Cup after beating Colombia 1-0 in Sao Paulo.Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta scored the only goal of the game with 18 minutes left on the clock after being played through by Neymar.Though the Paris Saint Germain superstar was lucky to still be on the field.From the get-go, Neymar was subjected to plenty of stiff challenges and after just seven minutes he'd already had enough.After referee Roberto Tobar failed to blow-up for a challenge on teammate Raphinha, Neymar exploded and squared up to the official, knocking into him as he did.Fortunately for the 29-year-old, the ref took little notice of it and kept his cards in his pocket.Considering that players have been sent off for behaving like that towards an opponent, Neymar can count his
