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World Cup 2006 Day Twenty One

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Stereotypes

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Oh, what a wonderful World Cup its been,
It’s lived up to all expectations.
The finest collection of teams ever seen
From thirty two myriad nations.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 But one thing has struck me when watching the games,
That in general has been disregarded –
The stereotypes have been shot down in flames,
The clichés have all been discarded.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 The Germans, you see, are no longer efficient,
They leave gaping holes at the back.
The players are not robots, ice-cool and proficient,
And marking is often quite slack.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Brazil are assumed to be bubbly and buoyant,
Effulsive in back heels and flicks.
But up until now, they’ve been far from flamboyant,
With a dearth of those showboating flicks.

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 The French – ah, les Bleus – have no swashbuckling style,
In fact they’ve been dull and defensive,
And the Portuguese lads haven’t shown too much guile,
Being nervous and quite apprehensive.

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 The English are known to be boring and slow,
According to public perception,
But have they been slick and exciting? Umm, no,
As rules go, well, they’re the exception.

Notes

From the outside, Quarter Finals have 5 potential winners, one enigma, and two brave no-hopers. No malice intended..

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/world-cup-2006-day-twenty-one/