VIDEO: David Luiz embraces James Rodriguez, encourages fans to applaud breakout star
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Colombia's James Rodriguez, the breakout star of the World Cup, scored his tournament-leading sixth goal against Brazil, but it wasn't enough to prevent Colombia from falling 2-1 and being eliminated from the tournament.
Rodriguez was nearly inconsolable after the match, but that didn't stop Brazil's David Luiz from showing his class and doing his best to raise the young star's spirits.
Luiz embraced Rodriguez on the pitch after the final whistle and reportedly encouraged the pro-Brazil fans in the stadium to applaud the young star.
Amazing from David Luiz telling fans to applaud for James Rodriguez, this is what football about. pic.twitter.com/gKfXzyuJzk
— dela | ari. (@DelaBruh) July 4, 2014
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