Neymar has taken a swipe at his critics with a tongue-in-cheek video in which he teaches children how to dive.

The Brazilian superstar was widely criticised at the FIFA World Cup for his theatrical reactions to challenges, which often left the world´s most expensive footballer wincing and rolling on the ground.

However, on Thursday, he took to Instagram to get his revenge.

Neymar demonstrou não se incomodar com o desafio que viralizou nas redes sociais nas últimas semanas, por conta de suas supostas encenações quando sofre faltas em campo, e resolveu entrar na onda da brincadeira. Rebatizando o Desafio do Neymar de Desafio da Falta, o namorado de Bruna Marquezine se divertiu ao simular o desafio ao lado de diversas crianças. Estratégia ou apenas bom humor? Já queremos Bruna participando dessa brincadeira também! (via @neymarjr)? .? .? .? #neymar #neymarjr #brunamarquezine #brumar #desafioneymar #neymarchallange #challangeneymar #challengedafalta

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"One, two, three, go!" shouts Neymar as around a dozen youngsters fall to the ground of a parking lot. "That's a free-kick!" screams the Brazilian breaking into fits of laughter.

The video was released with a hashtag #ChallengeDAFALTA, the free-kick challenge in Portuguese.

During the recent World Cup, the player's antics sparked the 'Neymar Challenge' where he was widely mocked. In Mexico, a football club organised a competition in which contestants attempted to roll the entire length of the pitch.