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England vs Uruguay World Cup 2014: Zlatan Ibrahimovic spotted in the crowd at Sao Paulo

The Swedish striker was also in the Maracana to see Spain lose last night

Gordon Tynan
Friday 20 June 2014 00:37 BST
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic was in Sao Paulo to see England face Uruguay
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was in Sao Paulo to see England face Uruguay (Twitter/BeIn Sports)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was in the crowd to see England face Uruguay in Sao Paulo.

The Swedish striker was petitioned by a number of players to come to Brazil, finally arrived in the country yesterday and went to the Maracana to see defending champions Spain get dumped out of the World Cup by Chile.

After that game Ibra, 32, made the 267-mile trip from Rio to Sao Paulo to watch Roy Hodgson’s Three Lions.

Ibrahimovic was pictured sitting with Nasser Al Khelaifi, the president of Paris Saint-Germain.

In France's match against Spain, French supporters unveiled a banner that read "Zlatan we miss you", while stars such as Ronaldo, David Luiz, Dani Alves and Denilson took part in a video before the World Cup to encourage him to come to the tournament.

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