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WC2014 Day 20 Belgium 2 USA 1 (aet)

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Breaking down the USA was tough,
a tired old fighter wobbling on his feet,
but in the end the Belgians did enough.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Trading punches in the sapping heat,
the USA looked punch drunk at the end,
a tired old fighter wobbling on his feet.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 De Bruyne, Lukaku both had strikes to send
the Belgians catatonic with delight.
The USA were punch drunk at the end.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 The more the game descended into night,
the more it seemed to sap American strength,
the Belgians catatonic with delight.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 The all-reds broke with perfect line and length
and, till Green poked a consolation in,
the more it seemed to sap America’s strength.

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 So, at the death, the Belgians got the win,
though breaking down the USA was tough.
And though Green poked the consolation in,
in the end the Belgians did enough.

Notes

Another great match – only eight to go now!

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/wc2014-day-20-belgium-2-usa-1-aet/