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Typically, one cannot be sure what or who they will encounter in the jungle. But this summer you can expect to find Zlatan Ibrahimović on the prowl.
On that note, here are Ibrahimović’s latest “King of the Jungle” power rankings, which were revealed on Tuesday ahead of the 2026 World Cup semi-final between France and Spain.
10.
What Zlatan said: “For me he is a player who doesn’t get much credit but the football people who do [the game]they know who he is important.”
9.
WC statistics 2026: 1 goal
What Zlatan said: “Yamal is for me the best player in the world, but I want to see him explode in one match.”
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WC statistics 2026: 5 assists
What Zlatan said: “He’s dropped a little bit but I want a goal from him.”
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WC statistics 2026: 6 goals, 1 assist
What Zlatan said: “After the last performance, Bellingham has been fantastic for England.”
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WC statistics 2026: 5 goals, 2 assists
Dembélé has been part of a potent attacking trio for France alongside Kylian Mbappé and Michael Olise that have Les Bleus firing on all cylinders.
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WC statistics 2026: 6 goals, 1 assist
Kane is in the hunt for the Golden Boot alongside Three Lions team-mate Jude Bellingham, as well as France’s Kylian Mbappé and Argentina’s Lionel Messi.
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WC statistics 2026: 7 goals
What Zlatan said: “He fell a little bit [after Norway’s loss to England].”
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WC statistics 2026: 8 goals, 3 assists
What Zlatan said: “Mbappé took Haaland’s place.”
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WC statistics 2026: 8 goals, 2 assists
What Zlatan said: “He is the best player, individually, so far in the tournament.”
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WC statistics 2026: It’s enough to be Zlatan.
What Zlatan said: “A month’s work. It’s been the best tournament so far. Imagine what the other journalists feel when they talk: I’m doing a better job than them. … Lions don’t compare themselves to humans.”
