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Poems tagged ‘Denmark’

On Day Seventeen.

Spain v Russia.

I’m backing The (former) USSR(sic)
In the shoot-out
Buenas Noches Espana.
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Denmark v Croatia

A lottery
Morphed into refereed psychology
Denmark succumb to mind-games.
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Russia & Croatia Shoot Outs haiku-Day 17

such contrasting games
endless passing – huff and puff
in the end it’s pens

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Spain 1-1 Russia
Russia win 4-3 on penalties

mastering defence
Russian grit defies the odds
Spain are down and out

passing us to sleep
Spain’s obsession is undone
tika taxi home

they may not be great
maybe they can’t pass all night
but Russia are through

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Croatia 1-1 Denmark
Croatia win 3-2 on penalites

from its crazy start
how this battle swayed and swung
til its bitter end

somehow you just knew
in this see saw to and fro
spot kicks would decide

whatever you say
shoot outs are a lottery
but the only way

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World Cup day 17

Hosts pull off shock to reach last eight
Spain (3) 1-1 (4)

Sack your manager
On the eve of the cup
Bring in a legend
Hope it all adds up

Wrestling Ignashevich into his own net
Ramos tried hard to claim as his
In later years this comical moment
Will feature on a sports quiz

Dzyuba puts away the penalty
Mother Russia’s children rejoice
Extra time and penalties
166 million Russians raise their voice

Now it’s down to the keepers
De Gea feels the pain
Akinfeev and his left leg
Koke and Aspas the villains for Spain

01 07 18

number7
© emdad rahman

Penalty shoot sees Croatia home
Croatia (3) 1-1 (2) Denmark

It wasn’t even a minute
Croatia’s defence looked tipsy
Jorgensen is alert
Before the clock struck sixty

You score, we level
That’s only fair
Croatia go back upfield
Mandzukic makes it square

Schmeichel pulled off three saves
With him the Danes are rich
Alas not this shootout
Settled by Ivan Rakitic

01 07 18

number7
© emdad rahman

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Denmark France Argentina Croatia Through haiku-WC Day 13

Denmark 0-0 France

we’ve been here before
two teams through afraid to risk
yawn yawn yawn yawn yawn

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Australia 0-2 Peru

Los Incas leave proud
joyous fans and skilful play
Socceroos head home

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Nigeria 1-2 Argentina

brave Nigeria
gave so much but once again
Argies still come good

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Iceland 1-2 Croatia

Iceland come so close
how we’ll miss their strength and fans
Croatia advance

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World Cup day 13

First bore draw at Russia 2018
Denmark 0-0 France

Only a matter of time
Some team would refuse the bait
With a bore draw at the Luzhniki
We’re treated to a stalemate

Where would a goal come from?
Neither team needed the win
They passed it back and sideways
Who could blame the fans din

It was eleven behind the ball
Red frustrating the blue
Anything else a bonus
As both nations go through

Socceroos humbled by Los Incas
Australia 0-2 Peru

Peru’s first win in forty years
Starts with a volley from Carrillo
Saved from a sure fire ban
It’s that man Guerrero

His World Cup dream
Saved by Jedinak’s letter
Peru finish on a high
Aussies leave Russia with a whimper

With Peru’s skipper facing a ban
The Group C captains did their bit
And when the chance came
Guerrero made the most of it

Rojo again as Argentina arrive
Nigeria 1-2 Argentina

Cometh the hour, comes the man
Wonder goal from Messi
Mascherano wrestles Balogun
Moses rolls home the penalty

Following on from Port Alegre
Lightning does strike twice
Mascherano leading the charge
With a last throw of the dice

It took the centre half to settle
Begging went chance after chance
A stupendous volley by Rojo
It’s the Argentines who advance

Brave Icemen fall short
Iceland 1-2 Croatia

Badelj puts Croatia in the lead
Dejan Lovren becomes a sinner
Sigurdsson levels from the spot
Perisic with a last minute winner

It’s heartbreak in Rostov
No more thunderclap hands
Iceland and their fans crestfallen
There are tears in the stands

Group D ends up like this
After a breathless nights play
Croatia face Denmark
France meet Argentina on Sunday

26 06 18

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World Cup day 9

Coutinho and Neymar leave it late
Brazil 2-0 Costa Rica

In Phil Coutinho
Seleção Brasileira have an ace
The Barcelona playmaker
Runs the hard race

Costa Rica set up well
Douglas Costa came in flying
They’d shed Brazilian skin
Even had Neymar crying

And so it looked like the favourites
Had run out of breath
But Coutiinho and Neymar
Swooped to seal it at the death

Magic Musa at the double
Nigeria 2-0 Iceland

Close control and a tidy finish
In my book he’s a maestro
Exquisite touch and deft of pace
What if Musa was Latino

Gylfi Sigurdsson fluffs a penalty
Iceland never in the race
Ahmed Musa for Nigeria
With a magic second half brace

The Super Eagles super win
Leaves second spot to grab
Both teams can still do it
Even the Argies still have a stab

The Eagle has landed
Serbia 1-2 Switzerland

Mitrovic pounced
Xhaka’s howitzer was regal
The Swiss are made from sterner stuff
Behold the Albanian eagle

With the clock ticking
They looked to share the cake
But Shaqiri’s late stunner
Leaves Serbia with heartache

Kaliningrad erupts
Raw emotion in the ground
Rossocrociati in the driving seat
To reach the second round

22 06 18

number7
© emdad rahman

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Beards Snails & Stars haiku -WC Day 8

things are hotting up
still the ‘fave-rites’* struggle with
beards snails and stars

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Denmark 1-1 Australia

Jedinak spot on
striking pens like stroking beards
Socceroos hold Danes

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France 1-0 Peru

Bleus advance like snails
with their huge army of fans
bold Peru are gone

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Argentina 0-3 Croatia

Croats light the night
Rakitic their shooting star
Argies lost in space

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World Cup day 8

VAR to the rescue
Denmark 1-1 Australia

Australia are still in it
With Jedinak so trusty
Securing the first point
Against the Danes in Group C

Eriksen with a stunner
Cancelled by the Aussie penalty
Yussuf Poulsen’s handball
Thanks video assistant referee

Aaron Mooy went close
Sisto almost with a goal
France play next
As Age Hareide’s side take pole
 
21 06 18

number7
© Emdad Rahman

Les Bleus reach last sixteen
France 1-0 Peru

If France have a blazing weapon
It’s Mbappé’s youthful flame
It was left to the young star
To decide an absorbing game

Les Bleus are the third team
To clinch a spot in the last sixteen
Los Incas could’ve shocked
Had Gareca’s strikers been more keen

So France’s youngest World Cup scorer
Is a mere nineteen years old
Tapping in a Paul Pogba pass
To think things stone dead cold

21 06 18

number7
© Emdad Rahman

Argentina on the brink
Argentina 0-0 Croatia

With Ronnie on four goals
Would Messi start to shine?
Already playing catch up
We’re assured it’ll all be fine

A clanger from Caballero
Ante Rebic with a super volley
Modric hammers in a blinder
You can’t just scapegoat Willy

And as the seconds ticked away
Rakitic applied the handcuff
Now even a win against Nigeria
May not be quite enough

21 06 18

number7
© Emdad Rahman

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Olé Serbia Danes & Mexico haiku~WC Day 4

Costa Rica 0-1 Serbia

Costa Rican zest
stung by Kolorov’s sweet strike
Serbia come good

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Germany 0-Mexico 1

sleepy Germany
cannot break El Tri’s brave wall
Olé Mexico

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Coutinho aside
bold unfancied Danes dig deep
Neymar nullified

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Heartbreak Moments haiku~ WC Day 3

France 2-1 Australia

even with such stars
France rely on VAR
Socceroos so close

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Argentina 1-1 Iceland

with volcanic rock
Iceland freeze the Argies out
Messi fluffs from spot

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Croatia 2-0 Nigeria

would be dark horses
Modric slots Croatia past
poor Nigeria

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Denmark 1-0 Peru

Denmark ride their luck
brave Peru do all but score
for their hordes of fans

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