Sweden leaves EURO 2012 with heads held high

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sebastian Larsson scored last night to provide a rousing send-off for already-eliminated Sweden.

Laurent Blanc's men were second best in group D as they blew their chance to emerge as group winner and in the end had to thank England for winning Ukraine and keeping them in the competition.

Ibrahimovic smashed home a volley, one of the best goal so far at EURO 2012

Ibrahimovic nets a wonder strike at 54 minute, so sensational that it could easily be the best goal of EURO 2012 so far, and maybe even throughout the whole tournament. Larsson lashed home the second in the injury time to seal the 2-0 victory for Sweden. France now will face the reigning champion Spain in the last eight, and the Swedes can leave EURO 2012 with their heads held high.

This was a lethargic and disappointing performance for the French. They never got into their stride going forward, passing too much and always ended up with going-wide efforts from range. None of the France's players got any flair, meanwhile their defenders couldn't handle pressure from Sweden. Up against Spain, France will likely to have a hard time to seize control of the match and prevent the tiki-taka.