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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Sweden's most famous export and a national hero.
The enigmatic Paris Saint-Germain striker is the national team's best player, their captain and one of their greatest ever.
He's clearly the hero for a lot of young Swedes, as shown in the video below.
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Ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifier against Montenegro - a game in which Zlatan scored his 55th and 56th international goals - the 33-year-old was introduced to two young mascots.
Their reaction was absolutely heart-warming.
Sweden ended up winning the game 3-1 and are now second in Group G, trailing Austria by four points.
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