QPR striker Loic Remy has slammed Brazil forward Fred over his dive in their opening World Cup win over Croatia.
Fred went down in the penalty area under light contact from defender Dejan Lovren in the 71st minute, allowing Neymar to convert a spot kick that gave Brazil a 2-1 lead.
"He does it well, throws himself at the right time because you can see that there's no foul at all, Lovren doesn't pull him back," said Rémy, who played two seasons with Fred for Lyon from 2006?08. "Experience comes into it, and it's important to fall at the right time. For me the striker should be punished for this kind of wrongdoing."
France open their campaign against Honduras in Group E on Sunday.
"It's true that it's always infuriating to lose to refereeing mistakes, so I hope it doesn't happen to us," the 27-year-old Rémy said. "I don't want to be controversial, but when you look at yesterday's game the Croats played very well and deserved another result. Not necessarily to win, but they deserved a different result. It's certain that referees make mistakes and you have to pay attention."
