Football Poets

Colombia 2-0 Uruguay

No Suarez, no fight
Los Charrúas lacked bite

Oscar Tabarez dealt a double blow

El Pistol’s countrymen pay
Forlan and Cavani make way

For the James Rodriguez show

Estadio do Maracana • Ri […]

Brazil 1-1 Chile
Brazil win 3-2 on penalties

Flick on by captain Thiago Silva
Steered in by Luiz and Jara
Hulk to Vargas and up strode the star
Sanchez drilled low across Cesar

Luiz and Marcelo raised the […]

Algeria 1-1 Russia

The big question for Capello
Would the next hosts see the points in
An answer came through for Fabio
Sixth minute goal for Kokorin

The Foxes caught a slight sniff
Russia so needed to be […]

South Korea 0-1 Belgium

All change for Marc Wilmot’s team
Having made the second round
Defour red carded to end his dream
Studs too high off the ground

All seemed to head for a stalemate
But Red Devils are […]

USA 0-1 Germany

There was once a legend called Klinsmann
Who went to Brazil with a game plan
Muller shone for DFB
Three points for Germany
Losing to his clan by a handspan

Arena Pernambuco • R […]

Portugal 2-1 Ghana

Boye gifting a freedom pass
Gyan papered the internal strife
Gift for Selecção das Quinas
Alas Ronaldo breathes life

Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha • Brasilia

26.06.14

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Honduras 0-3Switzerland

Ottmar Hitzfeld is a wily old fox
Wise owl perched in a tree
Third game he broke the locks
To gift a hat trick to Shaquiri

Arena da Amazonia • Manaus

25.06.14

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Ecuador 0-0 France

off the path
Valencia off for an early bath

Le Bleus finish group leaders

Estádio Maracanã • Rio de Janeiro

25.06.14

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Nigeria 2-3 Argentina

There’s an Argentinian named Messi
Who shone for the Albiceleste
King Leo scored two
Matched by Musa through and through
But Rojo scored to make it three

Estadio Beira-Rio • Porto A […]

Bosnia 3-1 Iran

A first Copa goal for Edin Džeko
Memorable for Miralem Pjanić
Each man a national hero
Another one from Vršajević

Scorer Ghoochannejhad was fraught
Haghighi slumped still for an age
Iran abs […]

drinking that youth gourd
mondragon leapt on board, he
broke the cups record

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Japan 1-4 Colombia

Cuadrado begins the slay
Okazaki added some doubt
Twice Martinez knelt to pray
Rodriguez rounded off a rout

There’s time to pass the baton
Coach Pekerman’s final award
History by Faryd […]

Greece 2-1 Ivory Coast

Black armbands for Ibrahim Toure
His nation sad and forlorn
Football second on this solemn day
His brothers continue to mourn

To Piratiko not quite ready to leave
Samaris gives his […]

Italy 0-1 Uruguay

Charruas beat the Azzurri
Tabarez watches Group C

Claudio Marchisio deemed a sinner

Chiellini gets a shoulder nick
Suarez makes it a hat trick

Diego Godin thumps home the winner

Arena das […]

Costa Rica 0-0 England

Ingerland support make a din
In vain to inspire that one win
Three Lions now end their stay
A tame draw in Belo Horizonte

Costa Rica have been a dream
Easily the groups best team
Roy’s […]

Cameroon 1-4 Brazil

Boy wonder Neymar struck number one
Then the hundredth just for good fun
Joel Matip made them foam
Goal machine Fred headed home
Fernandinho slid home for 4-1

Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha […]

Croatia 1-3 Mexico

Perisic did score
But Los Manitos have in store

The legendary Rafael Marquez

Guardado used his razor
Mexico head to Fortaleza

With Chicharito Hernandez

Arena Pernambuco • R […]

Holland 2-0 Chile

Relegated with Norwich City
Now with the Dutch he sits pretty
Leroy Fer with the get up and go
Holland now face Mexico

Fer’s fellow sub was also quite boss
Robben’s rapier thrust and cross
A […]

Australia 0-3 Spain

For the holders funeral plaque
Spain came dressed in black

Red Fury restored some pride

Villa with a back heel
Torres and Mata added steel

For Vinny Del Bosque’s side

Estadio Joaquim […]

USA 2-2 Portugal

Nani does something worthwhile
Her main Jones levels in style

Paolo Bento heads for the freezer

Dempsey draws gasped breath
Varela at the death
Poor Ronaldo the Portugeezer

22.06.14
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