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Effortless Zlatan free kick seals Sweden's spot at Euro 2016

Welcome aboard, Ibra.

SWEDEN LET A two-goal lead slip in tonight’s Euro 2016 play-off second leg, but the 2 – 2 draw was too little too late for Denmark.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a goal in each half to give his country a 4 – 3 aggregate victory after carrying a 2- 1 win from the first leg.
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Ibrahimovic was the star as Sweden completed a victory over Denmark that was more comfortable than the final scoreline suggested.

He opened the scoring on 19 minutes with a delicate finish from Kim Kallstrom’s corner.

It was a second vital contribution from Kallstrom in the early stages having diverted a goalbound effort from Denmark onto the bar as early as the eighth minute.

Ibrahimovic settled the affair 14 minutes from time with a stunning free-kick from distance that meant Denmark would now need to score an improbable four times to reach the Euros.

The hosts, who had eliminated Sweden from the 2010 World Cup play-offs six years ago, didn’t give up and pulled back late goals from Yussuf Poulsen and Jannik Vestergaard, but they nonetheless came up well short.

We now know the 24 teams who will compete at Euro 2016

Wembley singing La Marseillaise tonight was truly a beautiful moment

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