Watch: Croatia player Perisic's son consoles emotional Neymar after Brazil gets knocked out of FIFA World Cup

Games can be cruel yet there are heartwarming gestures that could be seen. In one such incident from this FIFA World Cup 2022, Brazil's star player Neymar Jr was seen consoled by a kid from Croatia, who also happens to be the son of one of their players featuring in the tournament.

 

Son of Ivan Perisic, Leo Perisic ran across the field to hug the Brazilian striker after the South American giants were knocked out as Croatia booked a place in the semi-finals.

 

The loss to Croatia led to tears flowing from the eyes of the Brazil players. Neymar was no exception as he looked broken in middle. However, Leo went to him to shake hands. Neymar acknowledged the warmth in this gesture and hugged him and gave a kiss of the forehead, making it one one of moving pictures from the World Cup so far.

 

 

 

After the 90 minutes, both teams scoring no goals, went into extra time. Neymar provided 1-0 lead to Brazil, but only for a litte time as Croatia scored the equaliser. The match went into a penalty shootout and Brazil lost it eventually.

 

Croatia will now meet Lionel Messi's Argentina in the semi-finals.