“The referees don’t want to favour Neymar and Brazil” – Scolari

The Custodian June 29, 2014 

Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari, has accused referees of singling out his team for special treatment.
During their round of 16 clash against Chile, Neymar was on the receiving end of some heavy tackles, but referee Howard Webb failed to award a free-kick most times.

“I remember when I was Portugal coach and, in the fifth minute of the game, Netherlands defender Khalid Boulahrouz broke Cristiano Ronaldo in half and he had to go off 10 minutes later,” he said.

“When I saw Neymar after the game today I remembered that. Some people say Neymar falls too easily. He fell three times. There were 15 fouls on [Alexis] Sanchez and after 12 he went down.
“We have four or five days to get Neymar in shape for the next match. It is a big problem, his thigh is swollen.”
After their opening day 3-1 win over Croatia, there was talk about the hosts benefitting from preferential treatment from officials, but Scolari does not think so.
He added: “Everything that is wrong is with Brazil. We always see how things happen and how hesitant referees are when it comes to Brazil.
“If we are going to be champions it can’t be like this, it has to be the same for everyone. We’re starting to doubt that.”