Watch: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Floors Spain's Cesar Azpilicueta With Brutal Shoulder Barge During FIFA World Cup Qualifier

Zlatan Ibrahimovic somehow escaped getting sent-off during Sweden's World Cup qualifier against Spain despite a brutal shoulder barge on full-back Cesar Azpilicueta.

World Cup Qualifiers: Ibrahimovic brutally shoulder charges Azpilicueta© Instagram

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic shoulder barged into Cesar Azpilicueta on Sunday
Alvaro Morata's 86th minute strike sealed a 1-0 win for Spain over Sweden
Zlatan will miss the first-leg of Sweden's World Cup play-offs in March

Zlatan Ibrahimovic somehow escaped getting sent-off during Sweden's World Cup qualifier against Spain despite a brutal shoulder barge on full-back Cesar Azpilicueta. The AC Milan striker came on as a late substitute at the Estadio de La Cartuja with the game at 0-0 and Sweden needing a goal to pip their hosts to automatic qualification. However, Juventus striker Alvaro Morata netted in the 86th minute to send Spain to Qatar while Sweden will have to go through play-offs to join them.

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Spain, with their win over Sweden in Group B, joined the likes of Croatia, France, Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Serbia, who defeated a Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal 2-1 away from home, to seal a place in next year's World Cup as group leaders. Sweden and Portugal will now have to go through play-offs to join them.

The fate of teams like Italy, England, Netherlands, among other will be decided in the days to come.

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