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Your World Cup Poems

2023

Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

Sep 01  Ruined By A Kiss ~ WWC23   Crispin Thomas

Aug 23 Spain Triumph ~ WWC23   Crispin Thomas

Aug 21 The Ecstasy and the Agony   Denys E. W. Jones

Aug 21 Spain reign on the plains    joe morris

Aug 20  The Women’s World Cup Final   joe morris

Aug 18  WWC23~The Gold   Gacina Bozidar

Aug 16   It’s…. (nearly!)     World Cup Winnie   

Aug 16  Time To Bring it Home ~ WWC 23    Crispin Thomas

Aug 07  England & Australia Last Eight Bound ~ WWC ’23     Crispin Thomas

Aug 04   Morocco & Columbia Make The Last 16 WWC ’23    Crispin Thomas

Aug 01 England- Denmark- Netherlands & USA (just!) Advance – WWC ’23   Crispin Thomas

Jul 31 Australia Nigeria Japan & Spain Through WWC ’23   Crispin Thomas

Jul 30  I’ll Write On My Own~ WWC ’23    Crispin Thomas

Jul 29  England France & Jamaica Triumph – WWC ’23    Crispin Thomas

Jul 21 Winter Dreams in Sydney ~ WWC ’23    Crispin Thomas

Jul 21 The ladies are here    joe morris

Jul 20  New Zealand 1-0 Norway WWC Haiku      Crispin Thomas

Jul 20  WWC I    World Cup Winnie

Jul 15   Within The Women’s Game   Crispin Thomas

Jul 14   The Women’s World Cup 2023   joe morris

Jul 13   Getting Closer Now    Crispin Thomas

Jun 06  Come So Far – Women’s World Cup 2023   Crispin Thomas

2022

World Cup Qatar 2022

Dec 21 What Mattered Most     Mike Bartram

Dec 18 Argentina – World Champions 2022     joe morris

Dec 14  The boys of Brazil miss out but it’s Messi time.    joe morris

Dec 14  WC 2022 Semi Finals     World Cup Willie

Dec 13  Listen To This…kevin raymond

Dec 11 The Croatian secret     Gacina Bozidar

Dec 11   So Near. Yet So Far In Qatar.    kevin raymond

Dec 10 WC 2022 QF4: Fine margins   World Cup Willie

Dec 10  I had to see   Gacina Bozidar

Dec 09   The jewel from Newell   World Cup Willie

Dec 09 Livakovic   Gacina Bozidar

08 Dec  WC 2022: Arrest day (a rest day)    World Cup Willie

06 Dec  Genoa v Cittadella    Denys E. W. Jones

06 Dec   Kim Moon-hwan, Turns It…On.    kevin raymond

05 Dec WC 2022 QF: Ode to el Capitano…World Cup Willie

02 Dec  The ‘Bigger Picture’     Mike Bartram

01 Dec  The Croatians came through   Gacina Bozidar

27 Nov  The logic of Costa Rica    Gacina Bozidar

26 Nov  One step back for England     joe morris

26 Nov  Watching Brazil Haiku      Stuart Butler

25 Nov Oh Brazil, word perfect      joe morris

25 Nov  Pilgrim’s Progress      Stuart Butler

24 Nov  Richarlison     Gacina Bozidar

24 Nov Germany…Littered With Mistakes    kevin raymond

23 Nov   Let the goals flow    joe morris

23 Nov The record of this World Cup  Gacina Bozid

23 Nov  WC2022: social injustice silenced    World Cup Willie

23 Nov  The England Squad Rock !      kevin halls

23 Nov   The Ghosts of Qatar   Mike Bartram

21 Nov   England demolition job    joe morris

20 Nov   The Ugly Game    Mike Bartram

20 Nov Hosts humbled by Ecuador   Emdad Rahman

19 Nov  Let Football Take The Stage…*     kevin raymond

19 Nov  1-2-3…Mahsa Amini. Mahsa Amini. Mahsa Amini.  kevin raymond

18 Nov  The Ball~ 2002 to Now    Crispin Thomas

15 Nov Let the voyage begin Gareth     joe morris

11 Nov WC2022: goal or gaol?   World Cup Willie

09 Nov Qatar World Cup     joe morris

08 Nov Let’s Boycott Qatar    Crispin Thomas

27 Oct Qatar ~ Not In My Name   Crispin Thomas

07 Oct  Qatar ~ Will We Watch Or Not?   Crispin Thomas

13  Feb   Qatar 2022 – Haiku    Paul H Tubb

06 Dec ’21  World Cup – a year away now.    joe morris

22 dec ’14   Trust FIFA    Graham Salter

21 Mar ’14  Qatar’s World Cup haiku      Crispin Thomas

2019

Women’s World Cup France 2019

Jul 02  WWC 2019 Semi-Final: Lyonesses  World Cup Winnie

Jun 23 Within The Women’s Game ~ WWC 2019   Crispin Thomas

2018

~ World Cup ~ Russia 2018

Ogden Nash debunks Brazil ~ Peter Goulding, 19 July
WC2018 A to Z ~ World Cup Willie. 17 July
WC2018-WC2022 Are We? ~ World Cup Willie. 17 July
WC2018 Day 24 3rd/4th ~ World Cup Willie. 16 July
Conspiracy Theory ~ Kevin Raymond. 16 July
It Could Have Been Us ~ Denys E.W.Jones. 15 July
French Farce ~ Kevin Raymond. 15 July
Incredible Les Bleus Take Football Home ~ Emdad Rahman 15 July
Crostoan in Paris ~ Gacina Bozidar. 15 July
Awesome Belgique Take Third ~ Emdad Rahman 14 July
Penultimate Day in the Play ~ Kevin Raymond. 14 July
England Are Out ~ Emdad Rahman 14 July
Extra Extra Read All About It ~ Kevin Raymond. 13 July
Thank You Gareth Southgate Kevin Halls. 13 July
Trump Baby Sharon Wilkie-Jones. 13 July
The Heart of Football Sharon Wilkie-Jones. 12 July
WC2018 Day 23 -Reflection. ~ World Cup Willie. 12 July
Great Expectations-It’s Looking Good ~ Kevin Raymond. 12 July
I Will Say Sharon Wilkie-Jones. 11 July
WC2018 Day 23 -Wish I Could Be Like.~ World Cup Willie. 11 July
Post France v Belgium ~ Kevin Raymond. 11 July
France reach third Final~ Emdad Rahman. 10 July
Red Devils ~ Gacina Bozidar. 10 July
Past Present ~ Gacina Bozidar. 10 July
France v Belgium ~ Kevin Raymond. 10 July
In With A Shout ~ Kevin Raymond. 9 July
World Cup Dream ~ Paul Tubb. 9 Jul
Slab Head ~ Kevin Halls. 9 July
England’s Number One ~ Denys E.W.Jones. 9 July
Football’s Coming Home at the Prince Albert ~ Stuart Butler. 8 July
Holy Trinity ~ Sharon Wilkie-Jones 8 July
Croatia v ussia ~ Kevin Raymond. 8 July
Just A Thought ~ Kevin Raymond. 7 July
World Cup day 21~ Emdad Rahman. 7 July
Evereton’s Russia 2018 ~ Gacina Bozidar 7 July
Gareth Southgate’s Beard ~ Crispin Thomas. 7 July
Scottish Bird I Know ~ Kevin Raymond. 6 July
World Cup day 20~ Emdad Rahman. 6 July
Will We Stil Be Part of It All? ~ Crispin Thomas. 6 July
Nervous About Tomorrow ~ World Cup Willie. 6 July
Crazy New Belief ~ Gacina Bozidar. 5 July
Oh Gareth’s Magic Waistcoat ~ Kevin Raymond. 5 July
The Magic Waistcoat ~ Kevin Halls 5 July
Iconic ~ Kevin Raymond. 5 July
Gareth Southgate Would ~ Sharon Wilkie-Jones. 4 July
Football Is All ~ Sharon Wilkie-Jones. 4 July
WC 2018 Day 19 (Post)~ World Cup Willie 4 July
Ingerland Ingerland Ingerland ~ Kevin Raymond.4 July
World Cup day 19~ Emdad Rahman. 3 July
WC 2018 Day 19 (pre)~ World Cup Willie .3 July
On The Tenth Day ~ Kevin Raymond. 3 July
World Cup day 18~ Emdad Rahman. 2 July
On Day Seventeen ~ Kevin Raymond. 2 July
World Cup day 17~ Emdad Rahman. 1 July
In Year 16 ~ John J O’Connor.1 July
Remembering Andrés Escobar July 2 ’94~ Crispin Thomas.1 July
On Day 16 ~ Kevin Raymond. 1st July
World Cup day 16~ Emdad Rahman. 30 June
The Russian Constellation ~ Ianthe Exall 30 June
Aftermath ~ Kevin Raymond. 30 June
WC 2018 Day 16- Rest Day ~ World Cup Willie .29 June
WunderVAR ~ John J O’Connor.29 June
World Cup day 15~ Emdad Rahman. 28 June
The Ineffability of Maradona ~ Sharon Wilkie-Jones..27 June
Germany v South Korea ~ Kevin Raymond. 27 June
I’m Still Laughing~ Kevin Halls 27 June
World Cup day 14 ~ Emdad Rahman. 27 June
Six Of The Best for Panama ~ John J O’Connor 27 June
Argentina v Nigeria ~ Kevin Raymond. 27 June
World Cup day 13 ~ Emdad Rahman. 27 June
Portugal/Iran ~ Kevin Raymond. 26 June
Into The Side Netting ~ Alex Saynor. 26 June
World Cup day 12 ~ Emdad Rahman. 26 June
Infinite Jest ~ Gacina Bozidar 26 June
Rockin’ in Russia ~ Kevin Halls 25 June
On-The Eleventh Day~ Kevin Raymond 25 June
World Cup day 11 ~ Emdad Rahman. 25 June
Mexico~ Kevin Raymond 24 June
World Cup day 10 ~ Emdad Rahman. 24 June
Sweden v Germany~ Kevin Raymond 23 June
Belgium v Tunisia ~ Kevin Raymond 23 June
Interesting or What ~ Kevin Raymond 23 June
Serbia v Switzerland ~ Kevin Raymond 23 June
World Cup day 9 ~ Emdad Rahman. 23 June
National Anthem ~ Graham Salter.22.June

Heat haiku – Fred Slattern  22.June

World Cup day 8 ~ Emdad Rahman. 21 June
Argentina v Croatia ~ Kevin Raymond 21 June
Spain v Iran & Morocco v Portugal~ Kevin Raymond 21 June
Russia v Saudi Arabia ~ Kevin Raymond 21 June
World Cup day 7 ~ Emdad Rahman. 20 June
Awful Day ~ Gacina Bozidar 20 June
A New World Cup ~ Geoff Tabrah. 20 June
WC2018 Day 6 ~ World Cup Willie. 20 June
Nicely Poised ~ Kevin Raymond 20 June
World Cup day 6 ~ Emdad Rahman. 19 June
Selfies and a Mexican Wave ~ Kevin Halls. 19 June
World Cup day 6 ~ Emdad Rahman. 19 June
World Cup day 5 ~ Emdad Rahman. 18 June
WC2018 Day 5 ~ World Cup Willie. 18 June
WC2018 Day 4 ~ World Cup Willie. 18 June
Happy To Be Here-WC Day 4 ~ Crispin Thomas.18 June
World Cup day 4 ~ Emdad Rahman. 17 June
WC2018 Day 3 ~ World Cup Willie. 18 June
WC2018 Day 2 ~ World Cup Willie. 18 June
It’ll End In Tears ~ Kevin Halls. 17 June
World Cup day 3 ~ Emdad Rahman. 16 June
World Cup day 2 ~ Emdad Rahman. 15 June
World Cup day 1-Hosts Kick Off In Style-~ Emdad Rahman. 14 June
WC2018 Day 1-Russkis Rack Up Five ~ World Cup Willie. 14 June
WC2018 Day 1-Mish Mash Mix ~ World Cup Willie. 13 June
May Contain Hope/ World Cup Remix ~ Crispin Thomas.13 June
World Cup Winning Captains ~ Sharon Wilkie-Jones..11 June
A World Cup Without Greed ~ Crispin Thomas. 11 June
Two Parts Of The World ~ Gacina Bozidar 11 June
World Cup – Come On ~ Geoff Tabrah. 10 June
Russian Album ~ Alex Saynor. 9 June
Lev Yashin ~Sharon Wilkie-Jones 7 June
My First World Cup in ’58 ~ Crispin Thomas. 6 June
World Cup History Sharon Wilkie-Jones. 4 June
Russian Campaign Denys E.W.Jones. 4 June
World Cup Goals  ~ Sharon Wilkie-Jones.  27 January

2014 World Cup – Brazil

14 Jul  Germany are champions of the world   Emdad Rahman

11 Jul  World Cup 2014    Anthony Hofler

2010 World Cup ~ South Africa

04 Feb ’22   That Goal   Gacina Bozidar 

1986

17 Oct ’22    Reid all about it!   Clik The Mouse

14 Jun ’14  Hand of God   Brian Bilston

1966  World Cup England

31 Jul ’23  Some People Are On The Pitch    kevin halls

30 Jul ’22 56 years ago today    joe morris

20 Jan ’22  1966 and all that   joe morris

22 Sep  ’21  That Photo of Jimmy Greaves   Michael Simms

01 Aug ’16  In The Year of 66    Crispin Thomas

12 Feb ’15  1966 and all that  ap staunton

24 Apr ’07  The Summer of 1966   Robbie Kennedy Bennett

12 Dec ’03  1966 Rewritten   Peter Goulding

1958  World Cup Sweden

06 Jun ’18   My First World Cup in ‘58     Crispin Thomas

Source: http://footballpoets.org/news/2023/09/01/your-world-cup-poems/