Did Zlatan Ibrahimovic sit throughout Denmark into retirement?

Before the start of the game, it was rumored that this would be Zlatan's last international game for the Swedish national team if he did not qualify for Euro 2016 in France. Most of the talk came from the Danish fans, who taunted him for retiring in defeat, which ultimately failed.

But rather than withdrawing in disappointment, Ibrahimovic now has the chance to play one last international tournament in France next summer. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a one-two in Denmark to send Sweden into the tournament final next year.

Next year's EURO appears to be Zlatan's last international game for his home country Sweden, but it sent a clear message to Danish fans who thought Denmark would defeat Sweden and send Zlatan into early retirement after Tuesday's playoff .

“It was thought that this would make me retire. I told the whole country to retire,” he told Sweden's Kanal 5.

He also said he couldn't describe what it's like to be among the qualified candidates, before moving on to fire at his critics.

“All the talk before, and we took ourselves to the playoffs,” he said. “Many were disappointed by this, but we still had a chance.”

“We knew what we wanted: the people who most wanted to go to the UEFA European Championship would get there, and that was us.”

The Swedish striker has hinted that next summer's Euro 2016 will be his last tournament on the international stage.

“It's fate that he has a chance to finish the European Championship,” he said. "A lot of people complain that I'm old and weak, but it doesn't seem like that."

Ibrahimovic's double made the Danish coach and his defense retreat against what the Danish fans wanted.

Marcus Berg credited the PSG striker with helping his side qualify for the tournament.

“How much do we owe Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Of course, a lot, but we are a team and everyone works very hard, ”he said. “Of course it is a blessing to have him up front to score these important goals. It's very important, but everyone did a great job today. “

After 15 minutes of play in which Sweden looked beaten by Denmark, Zlatan stepped forward and scored a sensational goal for his beloved country to give them the lead, and his second goal in the 74th minute was more magical than the first. . , which deflated Denmark and did not give hope that they would return to the game.

Previously unable to score against Denmark, Zlatan scored a double and put Sweden ahead of Denmark with a 3-1 aggregate and gave Sweden a place in qualification.