Football Poets

Spain ignite at last

five goals stun Slovakia

San Miguels ahoy

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Forsberg fires Swedes on

Lewandowski’s late late strikes

not enough for Poles

this is a chance to say thank you
we’ve been on a journey this year
for the fans it’s been some rollercoaster
but come rain or shine they are there
and the noise has been something all season
and I’m s […]

what is it about us
how do we ever cope
all that expectation
all that inner hope?
and how come ev’ry single time
we watch as nations rise
from previous obscurity
to stars before our eyes?
but sometimes […]

threat’ning to ignite

England top with seven points

grind out a result

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Scotland hearts are crushed

Modric skill denies his age

for Crostia

though they leave it late

Belgium top group with ease

Finns leave heads held high

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Denmark prove they are

ev’rybody’s second team

Russia just […]

now the one to fear

Italy secure top spot

ten men Wales go through

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Swiss are still on track

Shaqiri the key man here

Turkey head on home

stubborn Magyar pride

driven by their baying fans

make this France look weak

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Germany are back

in this feisty group of death

Portugal a […]

woeful in attack

Expectation thwarted by

Resolute Scotland

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tactical and tight

“poor” would by most generous

Sweden will not care

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honours end eve […]

now well in the mix

early scares are put to rest

As Ukraine edge on

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in a wall of sound

Austria are rolled aside

By a strong Oranje

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with emotions […]

penalty aside

Bale and Ramsey steal the show

Wales are nearly there ~

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now well in the mix

Azzuri sweep Swiss aside

last sixteen spot theirs ~

Miranchuk the key

Russia their first win here

fired on by home fans

who can stop the French?

Pogba driving Les Bleus on

in the tightest fight

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Christiano’s back

silencing this wall of sound

Hungary implode

ten man Poles implode

plucky neighbours steal the spoils

for Slovakia ~

(Poland 1-2 Slovakia
St Peterburg . Jun 14 2021
Day 4 Group E .Euro 2020)

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chances missed galore […]

party time on hold..

Hampden silenced by the Czechs.

with a crazy lob.

with a win at last

Austria roll back the years

as brave Balkans fade ~

(Austria 3-1 .North Macedonia
Bucharest. Group C . Euro 2020.)

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thrilling til the end […]

Sterling makes his mark

England take that first sweet step

with their fans in voice ~

all that matters here

is that Eriksen’s ok…

get well Christian ~

(Denmark 0-1 Finland. Group B. Euro 2020 – 12 Jun 2021!)
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Belgium are back

Lukaku fires two for his mate […]

two fine headed goals

Swiss can’t quite roll over Wales

stalemate in the end ~

(Wales 1-1 Switzerland . Day 2 Group B. Euro 2020).

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passing with such ease

Italy’s p […]

on Austria:
with the stars they have
ev’ry time the question comes
why can’t they win games?
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on Belgium:
who knows what they hold ?
like your fav’rite choc’ […]