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Brazil 0 – Netherlands 3 (losers’ final)

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 This is the game that no one wants to play

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 The opening act you watch with half closed eyes

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 The non-event ahead of the big day

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 With little stake and even less surprise

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 The Dutch as always solid to a fault

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 Used every means to keep their goal inviolate

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 As any centre-back who’s worth is salt

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 Ron Vlaar, we know, is not a shrinking violet

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 Just as predictably Brazil were dire

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 And paid the price for straying off position

11 Leave a comment on verse 11 0 In falling down at least they showed some fire

12 Leave a comment on verse 12 0 Which, as expected, brought out their physician

13 Leave a comment on verse 13 0 No phase of play was left to time or chance

14 Leave a comment on verse 14 0 In fact I wrote this sonnet in advance

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/brazil-0-netherlands-3-losers-final/