Zlatan Ibrahimovic loses bet with David Beckham over England's World Cup quarters win

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Beckham and Ibrahimovic had a little bet on the outcome of the England Sweden game. AFP

Ibrahimovic seems like he will be upholding his end of the bet with David Beckham after Sweden were knocked out of the World Cup after a 2-0 defeat by England.

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Playoffs. Quarter-finals

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham had a small bet on the Sweden versus England World Cup semi-final.

If Sweden won the game, Beckham offered to buy Ibrahimovic anything from IKEA.

If England won the game, Ibrahimovic said that he would attend a game at Wembley wearing an England shirt, and also have a slap-up fish and chips meal at half time.

July 6, 2018

After England were able to comfortably beat Sweden 2-0, Ibrahimovic seems to be ready to hold up his end of the bargain.

Southgate's England team played their own game in Samara and appeared to be in a position of strength for the majority of the match.

Headed goals from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli have seen England make the World Cup semi-final for the first time in 28 years.

Ibrahimovic was not bitter in his defeat, and replied to Beckham on his Instagram story, writing: "@DavidBeckham I'm coming, congrats."

He might not be excited about becoming an England fan for the day, but a bet is a bet and Ibra loves a bit of media attention.

Former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney also got in contact with Ibra over social media, offering him a shoulder to cry on.

July 7, 2018

Despite the personal attention that he's been receiving on Twitter, Ibra took the time to congratulate the Swedish team for their performance in the tournament.

The 36-year-old offered to come out of retirement for the tournament, but was not chosen by Janne Andersson.

He wrote on Instagram: "Every player should get a golden ball in Sweden. What they did will be remembered forever. Thank you for the show @swemnt"

A post shared by Zlatan Ibrahimović (@iamzlatanibrahimovic) on Jul 7, 2018 at 12:50pm PDT

If he sticks to his word, Ibrahimovic could join Beckham at Wembley for England's first friendly following the World Cup, which is scheduled for September 11 against Switzerland.

Of course, in the meantime Beckham will be supporting England in their upcoming semi-final against Croatia.

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