Football: Sweden claim Euro 2016 ticket

ANKARA

Sweden qualified for next summer’s UEFA Euro2016 finals on Tuesday night by eliminating neighbors Denmark in a 2-2 draw.

Swedish captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 19th-minute opener and a late free-kick saw the Swedes book a place in the 2016 competition.

The Paris Saint-Germain striker’s goals gave Sweden a 4-3 aggregate lead over the two-legs.

Sweden won the first leg 2-1 in Stockholm on Nov. 14.

Danish forward Yussuf Poulsen narrowed the gap on Tuesday, scoring in the 81st minute before Jannik Vestergaard equalized in injury time.

Both teams wore black armbands and stood for a minute’s silence to commemorate the victims of the Paris attacks.

In the other match of the night, Ukraine drew against Slovenia 1-1 (3-1 on aggregate) in Maribor to qualify for the finals in France.

After Hungary and Ireland, Sweden and Ukraine claimed the final Euro 2016 tickets.

Norway, Bosnia, Denmark and Slovenia were knocked out in the play-offs.

The Euro 2016 group draws will be held on Dec. 12 in Paris.