Zlatan Ibrahimović played for Sweden in the World Cup, because he represented the Sweden national team in international tournaments, not another country.

Quick facts

  • He was a long-time Sweden international.
  • The source notes he made 122 appearances for Sweden and scored 62 goals.

Context

If you were asking about his club career, that was separate from the World Cup: he played for clubs like AC Milan, but the World Cup is national-team football, so his team there was Sweden.