At the age of 41, Ibrahimovic is called up again by Sweden after almost a year

This Wednesday, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 41, was called up again by the Sweden national team. His last appearance in the national team was in March last year, in a match against Poland, for the qualifiers for the Copa from Qatar.

Here is the men’s national team’s squad for the first two EC qualifying matches 🙌

🇸🇪-🇧🇪 | March 24 at Friends Arena
🇸🇪-🇦🇿 | March 27 at Friends Arena

🎫 The match against Belgium is currently sold out – but be sure to secure your place against Azerbaijan on March 27!

— Swedish Football (@svenskfotboll) March 15, 2023

In this way, the player Milanwho returned to action in February this year, after eight months sidelined by an injury to his left knee, will be an option for coach Jan Andersson in the games against Belgium, on March 24, and Azerbaijan, on the 27th of the same month, for the first two rounds of the Qualifiers of the eurocup of 2024.

The controversial striker is the top scorer of his country’s national team, with 62 goals scored in 121 games, among which is the iconic goal scored against England, in an international friendly. In the move, which won the 2013 Púskas award, the player makes a beautiful bicycle kick from outside the area to score the fourth goal of the match that would end with a victory for Sweden over the English, by 4-2.

The Swedes are in Group F of the Euro 2024 qualifiers and, in addition to Belgium and Azerbaijan, are facing Estonia and Austria. In the competition, only the two best teams in each group qualify for the Euro which, in 2024, will take place in Germany.