France 0 Romania 0 An evening to die for, spread out ‘gainst the sky, Like a cat in the garden, stretched out in the heat. The birds seemed to find it an effort to fly. The scent of the lavender, pow’rful and sweet. A ponderous bee, thick and fat, floats along Humming the beat of […]

Germany 2 Poland 0 Oh Podolski’s painted black As Silesian coals, Quite ruthless in attack, The defence leaking holes. Celebrations were held back When he scored those goals But that wouldn’t cut much slack With the traumatised Poles

Austria 0 Croatia 1 They called them the Happel-less Austrians, They said they were in for a drubbing. The supporters all yelled That they should be expelled. Sure, you might as well let them going clubbing. And when the Croats got a penalty, It seemed that resistance was token. Oh how many more Would the […]

Switzerland 0 Czech Republic 1 There’ve been seminars a-plenty On the best way to count sheep. Though the medic cognoscenti Still can’t guarantee you sleep. There’ve been internet discussions On the benefits of pills, Though it’s rumoured that the Russians Say they promulgate more ills. Glass of whiskey? Glass of cocoa? They might only make […]

Portugal 2 Turkey 0 Some Turk fans are demented And anger has been vented In vitriol accented, Defeat being long lamented. Goals should have been prevented, Basic plans weren’t implemented. Each free kick was dissented, Their failings, documented, Weren’t slickly circumvented Or even supplemented. No-one experimented, Resilience unaugmented, The pressure ne’er relented, The enemy resented […]