Soccer Football - World Cup - Group E - Brazil vs Costa Rica - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 22, 2018 Costa Rica's Giancarlo Gonzalez fouls Brazil's Neymar in the penalty area before the penalty award is rescinded after referral to VAR REUTERS/Lee Smith
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - When it finally happened, many may not have realised they had just witnessed a moment of World Cup history.
Brazil were pushing Costa Rica hard in their second group game in St Petersburg, and with 12 minutes left and the sides scoreless, Neymar collapsed under a touch from Giancarlo Gonzalez, leading referee Bjorn Kuipers to award a penalty.
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