Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring against England during their international friendly soccer match at the Friends Arena in Stockholm (Photo: Reuters)
Ibrahimovic scored his fourth goal in Sweden's 4-2 victory Wednesday several hours after voting opened for 10 approved Puskas Award candidates.
FIFA says ''given that a number of votes have already been cast for this year's award, the select committee for the Puskas Award may not, at this stage, include an additional nominee.''
FIFA says the goal can be considered by its selection panel of experts as a candidate for the 2013 Puskas Award.
The award, named after Hungarian great Ferenc Puskas, will be announced Jan. 7 at the Ballon d'Or gala in Zurich.
Lionel Messi and Neymar are among the contenders.
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