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Poems tagged ‘World Cup 2018’

On Day Sixteen

kevin raymond

Sunday, July 1st, 2018

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

Emdad Rahman

Saturday, June 30th, 2018

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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© emdad rahman

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Aftermath.

kevin raymond

Saturday, June 30th, 2018

Majorca reports on a spate of late bookings I hear?
Unheard of – from Lufthansa – for the time of the year
Lidl’s flown in extra sauerkraut, bratwurst und bier
Tis even being said one can guarantee a towel-free sun-bed.
Without some belching Hamburger doing in yer head,
A shouting Dortmunder, or Berliner und kinder sat near.

In every crowded restaurant und bar
The talk is of Manuel Neuer or VAR
und where Bogey’s meticulous planning went South?
I mean…their trains run to the second on time
So how come this sudden fussball decline?
Tis unheard of, they just simply…don’t get knocked out.

Over café und kutchen
If no-one nearby is looking
The odd tear is still being shed
I’m told uber shot-stopper Oliver Kahn
Is an understanding custodian of calm,
“Could happen to anyone”, the ledge simply said

Die-hards Helmut and Marje
Recovering in a bierkeller/bar
Rise above the waves of shed tears
Tis – after all – nice to get a rest,
From whom und where are we playing next?
Guaranteed by them every four years

Meanwhile…Sane, Sane
Why didn’t Bogey pick Leroy Sane?
Is being whispered in to every dour German’s ear
Though I have to question if…
One lightning quick, mere slip of a kid,
Could have changed…a proud nations fate against…South Korea?

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WC2018 Day 16.5 (Rest Day)

World Cup Willie

Friday, June 29th, 2018

    False formation

I need an angle
to describe the tangle
of daily matches

do I relate it back
to last weekend’s garden endeavours
when hacking away

at the thorny brambles
of fruit-bushes running wild?
corner cleared

stray ball gathered
in my fancy-gloved hands
under-arm release

or should the tangle
relate to the ball of string
that entertained kitten

and neighbours
delighting in the rescue
of a poor stray

thinking they had me
ensconced in the bosom
of the GAA

or should the tangle
relate to the copper coated cables
flexed in a corner

wiring me to the world
of round ball and brachium-free contact
with all eyes engaged

in wonderment
on refreshingly receptive
Russian hosts

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WC2018 Day 15 – haiku

World Cup Willie

Friday, June 29th, 2018

B team v B team
gunpowder held in reserve
no fireworx

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the counting of cards
elimination ensues
galling Senegal

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Three One Nils & a One Two Haiku- WC Day 15

Crispin Thomas

Friday, June 29th, 2018

Three One Nils & a One Two Haiku

three goals in three games
one nil one nil and one nil…
and then a one two !

Senegal 0-1 Columbia

this is what I love
two great continents who bring
rhythm and passion

oh what fans they have
like some Womad festival
colour dance and song

so what should we fear?
will Rodriguez recover?
Cuadrado looks hot

Japan 0-1 Poland

once again they win
teams already going home
Samurai won’t mind

into the sixteen
just like England and Belg’yum
syllables but just

Poland wake at last
Lewandowski’s thoughts will turn
to his future team

England 0-1 Belgium

in this evening light
we played out a tame affair
with a second team

though our fate is sealed
Rashford-Loftus Cheek aside
what did we learn here ?

when the chips are down
can one really plot a route?
only time will tell

Panama 1-2 Tunisia

with nothing to lose
both sides give their fans a lift
and a fond farewell

love the enegy
that both sides bring and display…
sad to see them go

how dull would it be
without sides like Panama
and Tunisia?

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WunderVAR

John J O’Connor

Friday, June 29th, 2018

Germans retreating from Russia
Without a tank or a snowflake in sight
Put out by the feisty Koreans
Who put up a way better fight

It wasn’t their first time in Russia
Nor the first time they’ve gone unprepared
Now they won’t beat England on penos
Cos you know they’d have ended up paired

Now, they say the Argies are carried by Messi
And England are carried by Kane
Now the Germans are carried by Lufthansa
As they make their way home on the plane.

So if you happen to meet any Germans
Near a deck chair or in a beach bar
Do yourself a really big favour
And don’t shout out the word WunderVAR

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World Cup day 15

Emdad Rahman

Thursday, June 28th, 2018

Day 15

Fair Play sends Senegal home
Senegal 0-1 Colombia

The second most populous nation
In South America
They came from close and far
Together in a World Cup bazaar

When Yerry Mina rises
It sends alarm bells ringing
When the towering stopper rises
The Tricolour are singing

Poland’s surprise win
Makes Los Cafeteros’ day
The Lions Of Teranga terminated
Heartbreak with the Fair Play

Walking football Japan proceed
Japan 0-1 Poland

Jan Bednarek struck
In a game that was abysmal
But coach Akira Nishino
Was grinning at the whistle

Despite losing to Poland
Japan are glad
Nippon go through
Scraping through in Volgograd

The end of this game
Was somewhat a car crash
Both teams walking it
Incurring a fans backlash

Januzaj stunner sends Belgique top
England 0-1 Belgium

Southgate rang the changes
Eight new faces enter the ground
No matter what happens tonight
Both teams are in the next round

All outfield players have featured
In terms of match play
We need to go beyond this loss
Look ahead to Tuesday

Belgium with a few close ones
Some say we were poor
Januzaj with a stunner
Come on England is our roar

Khazri shines as Tunisia bow out
Panama 1-2 Tunisia

A second-half strike
From Sunderland’s Khazri
Sends the Tunisians home
With a World Cup victory

Rodriguez’s shot deflected
Off Yassine Meriah
Ben Youssef equals
Thanks Khazri the Tunisian Tsar

Khazri is the heartbeat
Of this energetic side
He meets Haddadi’s cross
2,500th goal in his stride

28 06 18

number7
© emdad rahman

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On Germany Losing Two Haiku to Nil

Stuart Butler

Thursday, June 28th, 2018

Just like Marlene
When falling in love again,
Dietrich can’t help it …

I know I shouldn’t
I shouldn’t mention the VAR
But I can’t help it

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Brazil / Swiss Advance haiku-WC Day 14

Crispin Thomas

Thursday, June 28th, 2018

Brazil & Swiss Advance

what then have we learned
as Brazil and Swiss advance …
both blow hot and cold

strong>Serbia 0-2 Brazil

is it on the cards?
when they purr they start to stroll
who wil beat this lot?

love or loathe Neymar
with his flicks and tricks he does
ev’rything but score

Serbia regret
leaving it so late to start
have Brazil returned?

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Switzerland 2-2 Costa Rica

far from convincing
Swiss roll into last sixteen
like some mountain stream

always great to watch
Costa Rica score at last
a place in our hearts

knowing they are out
Costa Rica force a draw
they’ll be back again

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