As England dominated Sweden 2-0 in the FIFA World Cup 2018 quarter-finals to eventually reach their first World Cup semi-final since 1990, Beckham took a jibe at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the latter lost his challenge.
Ibrahimovic had challenged Beckham ahead of the England-Sweden quarter-final that if Sweden win the match, the English star with have to buy the Swedish anything from IKEA Sverige, a famous furniture brand in Sweden. He added that if England win, he would buy Beckham dinner from anywhere in the world.
Beckham responded but set his own terms if England take the match. The former Manchester United star said that if England beat Sweden, Ibrahimovic will have to come for an England game to Wembley and watch the game in an England shirt and “enjoy fish and chips at half time”.
Ahead of the quarter-final, Beckham even posted an Instagram story begging England to win because he did not want to buy Ibrahimovic whatever he wants.
With Harry Maguire and Dele Alli heading England into the semi-finals, Beckham posted an Instagram story again, this time in jubilation and with a hint of friendly banter as he wrote, “Looks like someone’s coming to Wembley again”.