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Originally Posted by The Big Chill
The problem with diving is that it works. Neymar embellishes the contact and gets a free kick. The Croatian player (I couldn't tell who it was) got to his feet quickly after getting knocked over, still lost the ball, but didn't get the call.
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The Croatian lost his position so Neymar can run into him and draw the foul. Like in basketball where a shot blocker is faked out and jumps. The shooter can freely jump into him and draw the foul.