Perisic thanked Neymar for the hug and said it meant a lot to his son.
Neymar intervened to stop a child of Croatia star Ivan Perisic from being halted by security, despite being on the wrong side of Brazil’s World Cup quarter-final shootout defeat.
The PSG forward looked likely to be the man to steer the South Americans into the last-four in Qatar as he edged them ahead with a stunning extra-time goal. Heartbreak was to await Tite’s side though as Bruno Petkovic scored a dramatic equaliser in the closing moments before Croatia then sealed victory with a perfect set of penalties.
Neymar was left in tears as the European side toasted their win but composed himself to stop an intriguing situation unfolding with security. As Croatia celebrated their win, their children were allowed onto the pitch to join in.