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Colombia's midfielder James Rodriguez celebrates with a locust on his arm after scoring during the quarter-final football match between Brazil and Colombia at the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 4, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
James Rodríguez had an unusual companion to celebrate with after he reduced the arrears in Colombia's 2-1 World Cup defeat to Brazil - a grasshopper.
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After the Colombian forward converted his a penalty past Júlio César, it was when he raced to collect the ball and hasten the re-start that a grasshopper clung onto his sleeve.
Eventually, the insect flew off when Rodríguez reached the centre circle in Fortaleza's Estádio Castelão.
Rodríguez, one of the players of the tournament, was in tears as Colombia were eliminated at the quarter-final stage.
The Monaco winger scored six goals, usually the standard haul for the Golden Boot winner, at the finals.
