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Poems tagged ‘World Cup 2018’

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

number7
© emdad rahman

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Infinite Jest

I have just bought the book
INFINITE JEST
Looking at the shelf
where the book is
I am starting calling
the match betwen
Spain and Morocco
(now underway)
INFINITE JEST

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WC2018 Day 11 – haiku

six past Panama
all hail hat-trick hero Kane
perfick summer’s day

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Scorcher ‘n Score
just like Roy of the Rovers
hat-trick hero Kane

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Non-haiku…..

Everybody watched
Even Ossie (collie / lab mix)
So it was a case of –
Canine watching Kane, 9 😉

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Too many flies
Too much sun
Too hot to paint
Too hot to cut the grass
Too hot to walk
Too many F words, on my son’s playlist
Too many dead rappers
Too many loans
Too many doubts, going into the match
(Sterling, Lingard, Stones)
“Quick, rewind that bit!”
“You had it last!”
Too many lost zappers
Fortunately….
You can never have….
Too many goals!!!!!! 😉

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WC2018 Day 10 – haiku

Deutschland on the rocks
We thought the unthinkable
Then Kroos curls it home

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Son some strike
Chicharito leads the line
Hits half century

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Tunisia out
Les Diables Rouge at full pelt
No stopping Hazard

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Kane haiku

Kane proves he’s able,
Not the brother of Abel;
But still merciless

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WC2018 Day 9 – haiku

Costa Rica thwart
Coutinho leads the charge
Late, Late Show

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Politics abound
Kosovo flag on his boots
Shaqiri offends

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Pre-match:

Messi and complicated
all our lives can get like that
but right now
the Argentinians are reliant
on the achievements of others:
will it be the “Thunderclap” of Iceland
that sends the “Albiceleste” out to the wastelands
or will the “Super Eagles” fly to their rescue?

Post-match:

The Condors of the Andes
Have a chance to soar
All thanks to the Super Eagles
Taking to the wing

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On England Japan Senegal & Colombia haiku-WC Day 11

England 6-1 Panama

as we fire in six
time to dream or say that it’s….
…only Panama?

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Japan 2-2 Senegal

clean and playing fair
Samurai leave ev’ry ground
looking spick and span

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Poland 0-3 Colombia

Colombia shine
with Falcao and Cuadrado…
Poland’s time is up

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On the Eleventh Day…

Ingerland
Knock Panama into a cocked hat,
I raise my cap to Gareth and the chaps.
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Los Cafeteros
Go to The Poles
It’s a landslide.
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Japan
With the reliable Honda driving them on
Step up a gear to earn a draw with Senegal.

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World Cup day 11

Kane hat trick breaks records
England 6-1 Panama

Despite the searing heat
It’s a Sunday English rout
Stones heads & Kane from the spot
Panama are on the way out

Stones again from a training set piece
After Lingard’s curler sublime
Kane hammers a second from the spot
Spurs Hat trick and Southgate calls time

Felipe Baloy made history
The Canal Men with a grateful huddle
Panama’s first World Cup goal
All they really wanted was a cuddle

Warriors share the spoils
Japan 2-2 Senegal

Both Japan and Senegal
Control their own fate
The Taranga Lions pegged
When Nihon left it late

Senegal use brawn and beauty
To feed Sadio Mane
Takashi Inui’s slick shot
Outshone by Moussa Wague

But Japan have their oldest squad
The wily Honda joins the attack
With wisdom and knowledge
He drags his team back

Sorry Poland pack their bags
Poland 0-3 Colombia

When the Colombians clicked
Poland were dreadfully below par
With some of the best football
Of the tournament so far

In came the short cross
James on it from the get go
Yerry Mina from close range
Falcao buries one low

Lewandowski starved of service
How he need a Quintero
Poland crash out in Kazan
With a third from Cuadrado

24 06 18

number7
© emdad rahman

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On Belgium Mexico & Germany haiku-WC Day 10

Belgium 5-2 Tunisia

five star masterclass
from Hazard and Lukaku
as Belgians ease on

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South Korea 1-2 Mexico

In a sticky group
Mexico are sat the door
Hernandez the key

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Germany 2-1 Sweden

so predictable !
with that late Kroos thunderbolt
Germany are back

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