Football Poets

World Cup 14 Teams haiku 1-32

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¶ 2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 on Algeria haiku

¶ 3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 sly and set to pounce
Desert Foxes in the sand
North Africa prays

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¶ 5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 on Argentina haiku

¶ 6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 will it be this time ?
Messi leads the white and blue
big contenders these

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¶ 8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 on Australia haiku

¶ 9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 Schwarzer’s ageing squad
return from the land of Oz
where Matildas dream

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¶ 11 Leave a comment on verse 11 0 on Belgium haiku

¶ 12 Leave a comment on verse 12 0 bursting with young skill
Lukaku to Kompany
for the Red Devils

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¶ 14 Leave a comment on verse 14 0 on Bosnia & Herzegovina haiku

¶ 15 Leave a comment on verse 15 0 debut boys this time
sailing in uncharted seas
Dzeko wil be key

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¶ 17 Leave a comment on verse 17 0 on Brazil haiku

¶ 18 Leave a comment on verse 18 0 Neymar to Willian
rhythmic touch to samba beat
will home pressure rule?

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¶ 20 Leave a comment on verse 20 0 on Cameroon haiku

¶ 21 Leave a comment on verse 21 0 Eto’o still the mast
can the Lions roar again
Milla’s dance lives on

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¶ 23 Leave a comment on verse 23 0 on Chile haiku

¶ 24 Leave a comment on verse 24 0 Vidal will inspire
as they swarm and buzz like bees
but can they win games?

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¶ 26 Leave a comment on verse 26 0 on Colombia haiku

¶ 27 Leave a comment on verse 27 0 dark horses always
Falcao holds the threat upfront
could they go the course?

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¶ 29 Leave a comment on verse 29 0 on Costa Rica haiku

¶ 30 Leave a comment on verse 30 0 with Ruiz’s pace
Los Ticos can cause a stir
when that magic sparks

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¶ 32 Leave a comment on verse 32 0 on Croatia haiku

¶ 33 Leave a comment on verse 33 0 always one to fear
Modric now the playmaker
for Mandzukic’s pace

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¶ 35 Leave a comment on verse 35 0 on Ecuador haiku

¶ 36 Leave a comment on verse 36 0 like their altitude
hopes wil soar and rest upon
Caicedo upfront

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¶ 38 Leave a comment on verse 38 0 on England haiku

¶ 39 Leave a comment on verse 39 0 emphasis on youth
still the Rooneys and Gerrards
need to find their best

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¶ 41 Leave a comment on verse 41 0 on France haiku

¶ 42 Leave a comment on verse 42 0 Ribery the driving force
will they drop like croissant crumbs
falling to their knees?

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¶ 44 Leave a comment on verse 44 0 on Germany haiku

¶ 45 Leave a comment on verse 45 0 Ozil at the heart
always first to raise the bar
and to lay their towels

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¶ 47 Leave a comment on verse 47 0 on Ghana haiku

¶ 48 Leave a comment on verse 48 0 one drum pounds aloud
Gyan’s fine Black Stars can sting
like the scorpion

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¶ 50 Leave a comment on verse 50 0 on Greece haiku

¶ 51 Leave a comment on verse 51 0 will they stand up tall
or lie crumbling in the dust
like some Parthenon ?

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¶ 53 Leave a comment on verse 53 0 on Honduras haiku

¶ 54 Leave a comment on verse 54 0 nothing here to lose
Los Cotrachos know no fear
passion drives them on

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¶ 56 Leave a comment on verse 56 0 on Italy haiku

¶ 57 Leave a comment on verse 57 0 fiery ev’ry time
Pirlo still dictates the play
for the Azurri

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¶ 59 Leave a comment on verse 59 0 on Iran haiku

¶ 60 Leave a comment on verse 60 0 in Brazil’s cauldron
punching way above their weight
will it end in tears ?

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¶ 62 Leave a comment on verse 62 0 on Ivory Coast haiku

¶ 63 Leave a comment on verse 63 0 third time in a row
Didier still pulls the strings
with his crucial goals

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¶ 65 Leave a comment on verse 65 0 on Japan haiku

¶ 66 Leave a comment on verse 66 0 technically neat
Kagawa and Pokemon
power these guys on

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¶ 68 Leave a comment on verse 68 0 on Mexico haiku

¶ 69 Leave a comment on verse 69 0 Los Aztecan strength
Hernadez the constant threat
will they pose a threat?

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¶ 71 Leave a comment on verse 71 0 on Holland haiku

¶ 72 Leave a comment on verse 72 0 Oranje fans will pray
for Van Persie’s goals and class
can they make their mark?

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¶ 74 Leave a comment on verse 74 0 on Nigeria haiku

¶ 75 Leave a comment on verse 75 0 to their Afro beat
Eagles play with grace and style
Mikel is the spine

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¶ 77 Leave a comment on verse 77 0 on Portugal haiku

¶ 78 Leave a comment on verse 78 0 lighting ev’ry match
posing threats they fan the flame
’til Ronaldo strikes

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¶ 80 Leave a comment on verse 80 0 on Russia haiku

¶ 81 Leave a comment on verse 81 0 under Fabio
Kokorin’s the driving force
in this danger side

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¶ 83 Leave a comment on verse 83 0 on South Korea haiku

¶ 84 Leave a comment on verse 84 0 Southern winds still blow
with their new belief and pace
Ko Kyung can star

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¶ 86 Leave a comment on verse 86 0 on Spain haiku

¶ 87 Leave a comment on verse 87 0 holders sternest test
Iniesta and Xavi
make this time-bomb tick

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¶ 89 Leave a comment on verse 89 0 on Switzerland haiku

¶ 90 Leave a comment on verse 90 0 Inler’s box of tricks
like some tray of chocolates
can they tempt the odds?

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¶ 92 Leave a comment on verse 92 0 on Uruguay haiku

¶ 93 Leave a comment on verse 93 0 sky blue outsiders
Suarez power drives them on
will they be tangoed?

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¶ 95 Leave a comment on verse 95 0 on USA haiku

¶ 96 Leave a comment on verse 96 0 from their Soccer world
Jurgen Klinsmann at the helm
but back home who cares?