Poems tagged ‘Uruguay’
France & Belgium Semis Bound -Day 20
Europe holds the cards
France and Belgium semis bound
in this mad World Cup
Uruguay 0-2 France
such a strong display
France begin to look the part
wil they go the course?
always in control
one sweet touch and one mistake
sees Les Bleus march on
stripped of Cavani
Uruguay end below par
for their hordes of fans
Brazil 1-2 Belgium
should we be surprised?
De Bruyne and Lukaku
power Belgians through
passion and belief
tactics heart and Belgian strength
sends Brazil boys home
outshone and outdone
Neymar falls and puffs in vain
to the bitter end
World Cup day 20
Les Bleus reach the semis
Uruguay 0-2 France
Not since 2006
Have France made the last four
Oscar Tabarez’s men
Were today shown the door
We contrast the fates of the keepers
After Raphael Varane’s header
Sheer brilliance from Lloris
A howler from Muslera
Edinson Cavani a huge miss
Failing to make the bench
Griezmann let fly, Muslera flapped
It’s a semi for the French
06 07 18
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Brilliant Belgium beat Brazil
Belgium 2-1 Brazil
Never in history
Where the global teams gather
Has a World Cup winning team
Been led by a foreign gaffer
Fernandinho and De Bruyne
Diving Neymar in an aerodrome
Augusto with a consolation
Sorry Brazil go home
There’s still much to do
Kompany reigns the celebration
It’s now time to rise
For this golden generation
06 07 18
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France Uruguay+Farewell Messi Ronaldo -Day 16
rivalries aside
for Ronaldo and Messi
time to say farewell
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France 4-3 Argentina
in this Russian heat
two proud nations lock their horns
France emerge and stay
this new prodigy
Mbape with youthful touch
tears Argie apart
fluent style and pace
dancing on our global stage
Allez on Les Bleus
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Uruguay 2-1 Portugal
like an eagle swoops
Cavani the pouncer here
with such stunning goals
Ronaldo forlorn
Portugal again fall short
Uruguay stand tall
chances come and go
Sky Blues here remind us all
grab them while you can
On Day Sixteen
France v Argentina
Mbappe sur une Kyllian spree
Inspires Les Bleus pour gagner 4-3
(Thought I’d chance me arm, at a bit of the old Francais)
T’was a tres magnifique sight to watch
Till I screamed selfishly, “Oi Deschamps”, at me goggle box…
“Don’t sub him (Mbappe) yet, leave him out there, let him play”.
Argentina head for the plane
With a case of what might have been…yet again
For a clearly – I don’t fancy this – Lionel Messi
While their former talisman in the stand
Cigar in God-like podgy hand
Tells all who’ll listen…”Please Don’t Cry For Me”.
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Uruguay v Portugal.
T’was a case of the old one two
For Uruguay, in this no prisoners taken duel,
Against a Portugal side being carried by a name
Once the threat of Ron was snuffed
By Godin – a canny defensive pain in the butt –
Uruguay won as a team, albeit one on another plane.
Their strong team ethic clearly works
I mean…two centre forwards getting stuck in where it hurts?
In order to win the ball back if it’s lost?
Plus their beautifully crafted deuce of goals last night
(Well worthy of another look again in the day light)
Moves me to say of them, “U R The Guys (sic)…the rest must try to stop”!
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World Cup day 16
Boy wonder Mbappe sends Argentina home
France 4-3 Argentina
With the magician it’s so simple
You look up, locate his place
Don’t go on a mazy dribble
You play it to Messi in space
Griezmann with a penalty
Rojo with a clumsy foul
Angel lashes home a stunner
Behold Maradona’s howl
Messi shoots on goal
Deflection by Mercado
There’s unrest in Les Bleus ranks
What’s Didier Deschamps’ throw?
With the focus on Messi
Pavard’s missile allez, allez!
Mbappe the first teen to score
In a World Cup since Pele
Aguero with a late consolation
El Jefe Mascherano retires snappy
Mbappe the boy wonder
Will live long in memory
La Celeste concede but go through
Uruguay 2-1 Portugal
Uruguay hadn’t been breached
For six full games in a row
Not that huge a surprise
Their stoppers are from Atletico
One nil to La Celeste
Smacking off Cavani’s face
Pepe is free to head home
Edinson curls a beauty with pace
El Matador retires hurt
Quaresma joins the front crew
Godin and Gimenez close shop
Oscar Tabarez’s men go through
30 06 18
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World Cup day 12
El Hadary the star but Saudis take spoils
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Egypt
A 45 year old makes history
Evergeen Essam El Hadary
Taking Faryd Mondragon’s record
Saving Fahad Al Muwallad’s penalty
There’s that Red forward
Salah the Egyptian gem
Brilliantly lobbing the ball
Over Yasser Al-Mosailem
El Hadary conceded two
His countrymen left bereft
Salman Al Faraj’s spot kick
Al Dawsari with seconds left
Charruas make it three on the trot
Uruguay 3-0 Russia
The home party is muted
Cut to size in Samara
Fernando Muslera breaks a record
His country’s most capped ever
Russia had scored eight goals
Home support makes them tick
Falling behind to the Charruas
Suarez drilled a clever free kick
Worse for Cherchesov’s boys
Cheryshev was unlucky
Akinfeev blocked Bentancur
But Cavani pounced for three
Ansarifard quells Quaresma
Iran 1-1 Portugal
Somehow unfulfilled
Yet so colourful a career
His right foot flick pure madness
That for you is Ricky Quaresma
Television is taking control
VAR once again to the fore
Ronaldo fluffs a penalty
He’s still on goal number four
Lucky escape for Ronaldo
VAR once again to the fore
Ansarifard’s penalty spot on
Portugal second and a little bit sore
VAR leaves La Roja leading group
Spain 2-2 Morocco
Spain survive a scare
As VAR catches many on the hop
Iran’s late goal against Portugal
Sees La Roja finish top
Morocco are home and
They’re really not so bad
Khalid Boutaib keeps his cool
Isco levels in Kalinigrad
Youssef En-Nesyri heads a second
VAR awards Aspas’ flick
Spain will now play Russia
Maroc get ready to go home
25 06 18
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WC2018 Day 7 – haiku
big boys out in force
Ronaldo, Suarez, Costa
who else of course
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one-nil common score
Morocco and Saudi out
alas already
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somersault throw-in
we all wanted to see it
aborted desires
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Gareth jog amiss
Southgate restrained by shoulder
no more punching air
1-0~ 1-0~ 1-0 haiku-WC Day 7
Portugal 1-0 Morocco
like some one man team
Ronnie breaks Moroccan hearts
only four mins in
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Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia
Suarez is the key
Saudis toothless lock is picked
Uruguay march on
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Iran 0-1 Spain
Costa on the bounce
knees one in past brave Iran
who gave ev’rything
World Cup day 7
Ronaldo knocks out Morocco
Portugal 1-0 Morocco
Ronaldo again with the magic
This time an in the box spinner
At the Luzhniki Stadium
Yet another World Cup winner
All eyes on the Madrid star
After his hat-trick against Spain
Maroc lost the bid too
A whole kingdom feels the pain
It took the captain four minutes
Morocco failed to spot the threat
Diving onto Moutinho’s cross
An unstoppable header in the net
20 06 18
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Suarez swoops to send Charrúas through
Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia
Luis Suarez once again
Creates World Cup history
The very first Charrúa
To score for Uruguay in three
One nil suits his team fine
Atletico Madrid on the global stage
Saudi were at best lacklustre
They seriously need to engage
Top of the table with Russia
El Pistolero’s goal will suffice
And to Phil Neville we say
They’ve only won the damn thing twice
20 06 18
number7
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Spain edge Team Melli
Iran 0-1 Spain
La Roja scraped a tough win
Sit with Portugal atop of Group B
They made it hard but still
Got an unconvincing victory
Spain’s only goal came
After Rezaeian and Costa met
An unlucky clearance
Ricocheting into his own net
Team Melli rallied
Smashed home by Ezatolahi
Wild celebrations ensued
But VAR did not agree
20 06 18
number7
© Emdad Rahman
Late Late Hat-Trick haiku-WC Day 2
Egypt 0-1 Uruguay
toothless Suarez finds
La Celeste left lacking bite
til that late late goal
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Morocco 0-1 Iran
95 upon the clock
in another late late show
settled by own goal
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Cristianogal 3-3 Spain
early and late late
Ronaldo lights up the night
as only he can
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27th November 2024 at 5:55 am
‘You’re Supposed To Be At Home’ is an excellent and moving poem Denys.
You start off thinking it’s just about another oft-sung chant, one we personally heard a lot last season throughout our second relegation in a row here at Forest Green(FGR) ! I always love poems where you think they are saying one thing and then they suddenly pull you deeper to somewhere or something else else.
I’m currently helping in a local school for FGR in a voluntary capacity using football to help young students with reading. At an upcoming session we will tackle racism, just like we did in workshops at football schools and grounds when we first started this site 24 years ago. I’m gonna try and weave your poem into a session.
We’ve added it to the Anti- Racism/Kick It Out section under Crispin’s Corner.
Best C
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26th November 2024 at 1:59 pm
Great poem and great to see you back Wyn.
Don’t leave it so long next time my friend!
More please.
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13th September 2024 at 6:14 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Beth
Great evocative poem Beth….
More please !
Haiku always welcome.
Hope we (FGR) get to play you again soon
Best
Crispin
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26th July 2024 at 6:25 pm
Great poem Mike Bartram. Eddie was a legend, affectionately known in Liverpool as, “the first hooligan.” Even the hoolies were well dressed in those days. The amazing thing was he was only 26 when that picture was taken. He’d played for Everton youth team and was well known to the players. He never got arrested. They threw him out and he climbed back in, just in time for Derek Temples winner.
I used the picture of him being tackled to the ground on the front cover of my book, “Once Upon a rhyme in Football.” It’s worth looking on youtube and finding the re-enactment of the Wembley scene. Frank Skinner and Baddiel went around to Eddies home in the 1990’s and acted it out on the green outside. It’s hilarious, especially all the effort they put in to get Eddie sober enough to shoot the scene.
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10th July 2024 at 6:07 pm
Hi Crispin,
I don’t know if you’ve see the picture in social media today…
a picture of a teenage Lionel Messi cradling a baby in Africa as part of a photoshoot…. the family had won a lottery to have their baby pictured with him….
the photographer has just revealed that the baby is actually in fact Lamine Yamal!!!!
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26th May 2024 at 2:30 pm
Hi Denys…
Re Man City:
OK it was 20 years ago but Criag Wilson did write this and a few others on them back in 04/05.
BTW I’m more Forest Green Rover since 2014 (and Chelsea) these days . I drum and am a standing season ticket holder .
Best
Crispin
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29th April 2024 at 2:47 pm
Hi Denys,
Yes Richard Williams you’re a brilliant wordsmith, my friend. When I first saw your football poetry I thought it was the superb Guardian sports and music writer. I once had the honour of sitting next to Richard Williams while at the Independent on the sports desk. He writes about music and sport with immense knowledge and authority. I’ve read a couple of Richard’s books recently. Great writer rather like you Richard Williams the Pompey fan. Congratulations on promotion.
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28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
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26th April 2024 at 4:46 pm
Nice work, Joe. You were quick off the mark with that! Good one from Richard Williams too I see.
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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