FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, SWEDEN v France, 2012

Just how good is Zlatan Ibrahimovic? This wasn’t even the best goal he scored that year and by our reckoning is only third on his all-time highlights reel – that’s how good.

The flashy forward’s finest strike of 2012 also came for the national team, against England five months later, when his 30-yard overhead kick completely overshadowed Steven Gerrard’s 100th appearance. “That’s the best goal I’ve seen live,” said the England captain. “Sometimes you think you are looking at a video game,” manager Erik Hamren added.

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