Neymar and his Brazilian teammates may have left the World Cup at the hands of Belgium on Friday night, but his legacy at Russia 2018 is still making waves online.
It’s called the Neymar Challenge – take a look.
Training payed off… Brazilian skills -> owned! #BRABEL #WorldCup #WorldCup2018 #Neymar #RedDevils pic.twitter.com/WhSz4JvGOA
— Tommy Goffin (@TGoffin) July 6, 2018
The 26-year-old’s extravagant reactions to tackles during this year’s tournament quickly made him a meme, but now fans are getting involved in the theatrics themselves.
The challenge is pretty self explanatory, do your best impression of a rolling, writhing Neymar.
Kids are getting involved.
Neymar training camp #Neymarchallenge #worldcup #RussiaWorldCup2018 #dive pic.twitter.com/YMB6HqlYY9
— SamFarfoud (@SamFarfoud) July 7, 2018
#NeymarChallenge when neymar was a toddler pic.twitter.com/HyLEHQGgIM
— Hari Krishnan (@harikrishn) July 7, 2018
Of course Belgium fans couldn’t resist either.
#NEYMARCHALLENGE pic.twitter.com/PRpe8CvoEJ
— Melvin (@Shadyboy2x) July 6, 2018
Animals have been giving it a go too.
Doing my own version of the #NeymarChallenge ?⚽????#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/mih7Kwd9Sa
— Bluebell (@thecatBluebell) July 7, 2018
Even sharks.
Well, it might not be a real shark.
It had to be done! #Neymar pic.twitter.com/3F4N2OOtHi
— #SJSharkie (@sjsharkie) July 7, 2018
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may have left the tournament earlier than expected too, but it seems it’ll be Neymar’s World Cup that is remembered the longest.
