STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic has stated he’ll proceed enjoying worldwide soccer for “as long as possible” regardless of Sweden’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

The 40-year-old got here on as an alternative choice to the ultimate 10 minutes in Sweden’s 2-0 play-off loss to Poland in Chorzow on Tuesday (March 29).

Ibrahimovic has endured an injury-hit season and will likely be 42 by the point of the subsequent main worldwide event he may play in, Euro 2024 in Germany.

“I will continue as long as I can,” the AC Milan striker advised a press convention. “You received’t get a special reply right here simply because we didn’t win this match and we didn’t qualify for the World Cup.

“That goes for the national team, and also for Milan.”

Ibrahimovic got here out of worldwide retirement solely final yr after initially hanging up his boots for Sweden following Euro 2016.