Ibrahimovic: I did not applaud Ronaldo

Ibrahimovic states that he didn't applaud Ronaldo

Sweden skipper Zlatan Ibrahimovic said that he didn't applaud Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo when he completed his hat-trick in Tuesday's World Cup qualification win. The PSG striker was seen clapping his hands after Ronaldo completed his hat-trick of the game, but Ibrahimovic said that he was motivating his team for the last few minutes.

"Was I applauding Ronaldo? No, I was just trying to encourage my team-mates, I clapped my hands to chher them up and motivate them for the last few minutes.

Match Report: Sweden 2-3 Portugal (WC Playoffs)

Cristiano Ronaldo stunned Sweden after scoring a hat-rick in the World Cup Playoffs.

Cristiano Ronaldo was all on the scoreline after he struck a hat-rick as Portugal defeated Sweden(2-4 on aggregate) to book their place in the 2014 World Cup.

CR7 had scored the only goal of the first leg in Lisbon on Friday night but in the second leg he opened the scoring j10 minutes after half-time.

This was a football war between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo,  Ibrahimovic soon scored 2 goals in the match to put the scoreline 2-2 on aggregate.