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WC2018 Day 19 – haiku

World Cup Willie

Wednesday, July 4th, 2018

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 usual story
penalty dilemma / curse
Pickford’s big strong hand!

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3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 nerves were frayed, Kane calm
senses working overtime
ecstasy abounds

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5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 giving Nation and
Vintners Association
a shot in the arm

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7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 like playful puppies
jumping all over the place
Bulldogs jubilant

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9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 Los Cafetoros
Ground up by Pickford’s strong hand
Bean and gone

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11 Leave a comment on verse 11 0 in the wise words of
philosopher Brad Bobley
“so sweeeet!”

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13 Leave a comment on verse 13 0 Sweden 1-0 Switzerland

14 Leave a comment on verse 14 0 a swathe of suave supporters sweltering in the sun
sweaty Swedes swarm across the sward
swarthy Swiss swiftly sweeping forward
a swivel and swipe from Emil Forsberg
and it’s the Swedes who swagger!

Notes

Tuesday 3rd July, 2018

England 1-1 Columbia

England, FINALLY, win a penalty shootout!
4-3.

Kane
Rashford
Henderson (saved, Ospina)
Trippier
Dier

Big surprise was that Jamie Vardy didn’t take one.

Fortunately, Columbia hit the crossbar with their fourth one, and then the mighty Jordan Pickford saved their fifth – and Eric Dier kept his nerve to stroke home the winner!!!!

(being hyper critical – I thought Dier was poor in the 40 or so minutes he was on the pitch, with a lot of miss-placed passes, but hey-ho!)

Also:
Sweden 1-0 Switzerland

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