One of the more lively Swedish players so far in the tournament played through the pain barrier on Thursday before finally coming off at half time.

"I stretched it a little bit during the warm-up and then it got worse and worse so I had to stop," said Ibrahimovic.

On facing England, Ibrahimovic said: "I don't know. We'll have to see what the doctor says."

The Swedish doctor Anders Valentin declared that the injury may heal over the next 24 hours or might also take 14 days.