<p>Brazil midfielder Oscar sprang to the defence of the referee at the centre of controversy in the hosts’ opening World Cup win against Croatia.</p>.<p>The Selecao triumphed 3-1 at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo but the outcome of the match hinged on the decision by Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura to award a second-half penalty to the hosts.<br /><br />With the scores level at 1-1 midway through the second half, Fred went to the ground under minimal contact from Croatia defender Dejan Lovren and Neymar converted the resulting spot-kick.<br /><br />But there were some dubious decisions in Friday’s matches too, with Mexico seeing two goals disallowed in their 1-0 win against Cameroon, and Oscar insisted that refereeing controversies will continue to mark this World Cup.</p>.<p><br />“Football is like that. There are always controversial incidents. It happens to all teams. There was controversy in Spain’s game, the Mexico game and our game too,” said the 22-year-old Chelsea star.</p>
<p>Brazil midfielder Oscar sprang to the defence of the referee at the centre of controversy in the hosts’ opening World Cup win against Croatia.</p>.<p>The Selecao triumphed 3-1 at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo but the outcome of the match hinged on the decision by Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura to award a second-half penalty to the hosts.<br /><br />With the scores level at 1-1 midway through the second half, Fred went to the ground under minimal contact from Croatia defender Dejan Lovren and Neymar converted the resulting spot-kick.<br /><br />But there were some dubious decisions in Friday’s matches too, with Mexico seeing two goals disallowed in their 1-0 win against Cameroon, and Oscar insisted that refereeing controversies will continue to mark this World Cup.</p>.<p><br />“Football is like that. There are always controversial incidents. It happens to all teams. There was controversy in Spain’s game, the Mexico game and our game too,” said the 22-year-old Chelsea star.</p>