BRAZIL star Anthony has been caught attempting an outrageous dive against Croatia in the World Cup quarter-finals.<br /><br />The Manchester United attacker was trying to win his side a free-kick in a dangerous position when he took the embarrassing tumble.<br /><br />The 22-year-old had moved the ball past Tottenham's Ivan Peresic but then collapsed to the ground in the 74th minute.<br /><br />Fortunately, he was not rewarded for his antics and play was waved on by referee Michael Oliver, despite his protests.<br /><br />Although, Antony did have some luck as he did somehow escape punishment for what was a clear simulation.<br /><br />Fans that have seen the footage have slammed the Brazilian winger on social media for trying to con the referee, with some asking for him to be retrospectively banned.<br /><br />One tweeted: "Cheating. Plain and simple."<br /><br />A second added: "About time VAR looked at diving as the game plays on.<br /><br />"Action can then be taken when there’s a break in the next play after notifying the ref."<br /><br />A third wrote: "Should bring in retrospective bans for stuff like this stick a three-game ban in for blatant dives see how quickly it stops."<br /><br />A fourth said: "Tom Daly would have been proud of that dive."<br /><br />A fifth chimed in with: "These are the things players should be retrospectively banned for."<br /><br />The match ended goalless after 90 minutes before a thrilling extra time.<br /><br />Neymar had thought he had won the tie for his side as he scored a brilliant goal at the end of the first period of extra time.<br /><br />But Bruno Petkovic's deflected strike brought Croatia level and sent the match to penalties.<br /><br />Marquinhos missed the crucial penalty, which led to his team being dumped out of the tournament.<br /><br />Antony joined the Red Devils in the summer from Dutch club Ajax for £85.5million.<br /><br />He has scored three times in six league games but has also attracted criticism for some of his flamboyant moves at times.
