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• Scolari fights criticism from media over Brazil draw against Mexico

  Along with the controversial call that had Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura awarded a penalty kick to Brazil, Scolari appeared to be riled up about the questions being brought up during the press conference, the Guardian said.

• 2014 World Cup decisions question refereeing system

  The Guardian said that although the first few days of the tournament had showcased the talent of some of the top football players all over the world, it also showed how referees in the World Cup would require more experience in officiating international matches.

• Video shows Brazil working on flops during practice after controversial World Cup win against Croatia

  The video shows Brazilian defender Dani Alves feigning injury from a supposed kick from head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Buzzfeed obtained a GIF image of the actual act that showed Alves dropping and clutching his left knee following Scolari's sideway kick.

• Insider says Nishimura penalty call is FIFA-sanctioned

  According to an industry observer, FIFA might have asked all referees for the 2014 World Cup to be more "tough" in the hopes of addressing players who often fake pain or foul in order to gain opportunities to score, the Huffington Post reported.

• Japan expresses shame on social media over referee yellow card call in Brazil-Croatia match

  Japanese fans of the 2014 World Cup had shown their shame on social media over referee Yuichi Nishimura controversial performance during a close match between Brazil and Croatia.

• FIFA launches a probe on Croatia flooding dressing room after questionable loss to Brazil

  A tournament official had said during a FIFA morning briefing on Friday said that they are awaiting report on the allegations that the Croatian team had flooded their room following a controversial win by Brazil in Thursday's opener, Toronto Sun reported.

• Croatia coach cries foul over game-changing penalty that won Brazil a World Cup match

  Croatian coach Niko Kovac does not believe that the decision of referee Yuichi Nishimura to award Brazil a penalty kick that helped the latter win the opening match in the World Cup was called for, insinuating that the referee was biased with his call, Yahoo Sports reported.