France Edge Zlatan-Less Sweden 1-0 — bleacherreport.com

Even with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the lineup, Sweden would have been underdogs against France. Without him, well, they never really appeared to have a chance.        While Sweden fought valiantly, the superior French side wore them down and a Raphael Varane goal in the 84th minute gave them a 1-0 victory. The game easily could have been more lopsided than that, as France dominated throughout and Karim Benzema missed an 86th-minute penalty, but the better side was victorious on the day.

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