Sweden had been dangerous all night and deserved their first  victory over France since 1969. Laurent Blanc’s unbelievably poor team will now have a quarter-final against Spain in Donetsk on Saturday.

French defender Philippe Mexes will miss that game after being booked last night, and France even conceded a second goal in added time to the  excellent Sebastian Larsson.

The highlights reels will focus on Ibrahimovic, though. The Milan forward has endured an eventful tournament but his stand-out memory will be the falling volley he contributed from 16 yards in the 54th minute.

The ball flew off his laces and into the net as he swept his right foot through the ball to connect with Larsson’s deep cross.

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