“Carl XVII Guztaf”: after qualifying himself as “God” last week, Zlatan Ibrahimovic crowned himself king of Sweden after his victorious return to the selection Thursday night in the World Cup-2022 qualifiers against Georgia (1- 0).
When the current King of Sweden bears the title of Carl XVI Gustaf, “Ibra” has invented a backhanded name for his successor, with a “Z” meaning Zlatan, after his long-awaited return after nearly five years of retirement. international.
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- Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) March 25, 2021
"Carl XVII Guztaf," the 39-year-old star wrote on social media late Thursday night, in a post captioning a photo showing him hugging the match's only scorer, Viktor Claesson, which sparked a new avalanche of reactions.
Author of the decisive pass, Ibrahimovic said after the match to have had "excellent feelings on the field".
"I tried to give the best of myself every time to help the teammates, to help myself and to be efficient," he said at a press conference.
With his inimitable style and his usual ego, "Zlatan" had already described the announcement of his return to selection as "the return of God" on March 16.
With less than three months of the Euro and one year of the World Cup-2022 in Qatar, the AC Milan striker must honor two additional selections in the coming days: a qualifying match for the World Cup on March 28 against the Kosovo, as well as a friendly against Estonia on the 31st.
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