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WC2018 Day 22 – haiku – Allez Les Blues!

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 France 1-0 Belgium

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 “some shrink, some blossom” *
Kylian Mbappe shoots
right before our eyes

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Mbappe top drawer
Kev de Bruyne under par
Allez Les Blues

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 water carrier
leads France to the oasis
irrigates Les Blues

Notes

* credit to BBC’s Steve Bauer, who used that line about Kylian Mbappe during the commentary tonight

“water carrier” – this is a French derogatory remark that takes its source from cycling.

Eric Cantona famously labelled Didier Deschamps as such, back in the day. The two were never best pals!

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/wc2018-day-22-haiku-allez-les-blues/