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Zlatan Ibrahimovic backs Croatia and predicts trouble for Panama at World Cup 2026
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100% centerFirst reported by N12 · Jun 12, 2026
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What happened
Zlatan Ibrahimovic debuted as a Fox Sports World Cup 2026 analyst and said he personally supports Croatia because of his Croatian family roots. He predicted England and Croatia will battle for first place in Group 12, with Ghana causing problems, but said Panama will struggle badly. Sweden opens its World Cup campaign against Tunisia on Monday.
- 01Ibrahimovic debuted as a World Cup 2026 analyst on Fox Sports.
- 02He said he supports Croatia because of his Croatian roots.
- 03He expects England and Croatia to fight for first place in Group 12.
- 04He thinks Ghana can take points, but Panama will struggle.
- 05Sweden plays Tunisia in its first World Cup match on Monday.
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