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Zlatan to honour bet after Sweden loss to England

Cape Town - Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed he will honour his bet made with former Paris Saint-Germain team-mate David Beckham after England defeated Sweden in their Soccer World Cup quarter-final.

Ibrahimovic - Sweden's all-time top goal-scorer - posted an Instagram story confirming he will honour his bet made with Beckham with the words: "@DavidBeckham I'm coming...congrats".

The former team-mates agreed on the terms of a friendly wager ahead of the England v Sweden World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.

Ibrahimovic took to social media to challenge Beckham on the eve of the showdown in Samara, Russia.

"Yo @davidbeckham if @england wins I buy you dinner where ever you want in the world, but if @swemnt wins you buy me what ever I want from @ikeasverige ok?" Ibrahimovic wrote.

Beckham responded via Instagram: "@iamzlatanibrahimovic if @swemnt win I will personally take you to @ikeasverige and buy you what ever you need for the new mansion in LA @lagalaxy, but when @england win I want you to come watch an @england game at Wembley wearing an England shirt and enjoy fish & chips at half time ..."

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