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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Confirms He WILL Play In World Cup In The Most Zlatan Way Ever

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Confirms He WILL Play In World Cup In The Most Zlatan Way Ever

Classic.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

From playing on the same pitch as footballing idol Ronaldo to pulling on the shirts of Barcelona, AC Milan, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, the great Zlatan Ibrahimovic has done it all - he's even got his own statue.

In a career spanning 19 years, the Swedish international will be considered one of the very best forwards of his generation and perhaps the greatest Swedish player of all time.

He has won it all during a trophy filled career, but the one prize he has yet to lift is the World Cup.

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Image: PA

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Image: PA

For some time there has been doubt over whether Zlatan will play in Russia this summer, but the 36-year-old confirmed his participation during an interview on live television.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic appeared as a guest on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' show on Tuesday night and in one his most memorable interviews to date, he appeared to confirm that he will play for Sweden at the World Cup.

"A World Cup without me wouldn't be a World Cup," Zlatan said as the crowd cheered.

If you haven't seen the clip, take a look at how he confirmed his attendance at this summer's tournament:

Back in November last year, shortly after Sweden beat Italy in the World Cup play-off, coach Janne Andersson was anything but happy with talk of Zlatan coming out of international retirement following the win.

After the memorable victory was secured, Ibrahimovic, the nation's top scorer, congratulated his compatriots in the only way he knows how to.

He posted the following picture on Twitter, accompanied by the caption: "We are Zweden".

However, when Andersson was quizzed about Zlatan after leading his country to an unlikely spot in next summer's showpiece in Russia, he didn't sound as though he was too keen on drafting the Manchester United striker back into the fold.

As quoted by The Mirror, the 55-year old he said: "This is incredible! This player has just stopped to play with Sweden one year and a half ago and we are still here talking about him," said Andersson after the match.

"Gosh, we need to talk about the great players we have in this team I believe.

"What I wanted to say was that this was the demonstration that our collective acted like this during the whole length of the play-offs. We have many heroes tonight. I am a bit moved but obviously very happy with the result."

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Topics: Football News, Football, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, World Cup, Sweden