FI FA FO FUM! '26

© by 𝕾𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖍 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖗𝖆

(previous post about FIFA 2022 and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Is it Soccer or Footie? Fútbol or Football?

The cognoscenti aren't settled on this at all.
Busy conquering the world, getting ready for Mars,
Playing usual blame games in the addas and seedy bars.

Right on schedule as the opening whistle nears,

Sports pundits emerge in WhatsCrapp, loud'n'clear!

Three hosts, forty-eight teams. Endless reels & retakes.
Expect month-long rants about red cards and fakes.

Kylian Mbappé smoking, soaring north, zooming south,
Malo Gusto leaves malo gusto in many striker's mouth.

Brice Samba in the but with his world-famous samba!

Les Bleus will come quite ready to rumba.

Jude Bellingham flies high in gravity defiance,
Harry Kane still singing Vindaloo! for science.
Will Three Lions go home with the cup to British fans
A textbook definition of the "Football Hooligans?"

Vinícius Júnior dribbles as the opposing crowd gasps,
Other coaches clutch pearls, while young fans run laps.

Marquinhos from Brazil comes hungry, ¡Ay, caramba!,

All pumped up! As they say there, "Vai dar samba!"

Rodri quietly strikes with surgical precision,

Causing wonder, amazement, confusion, indecision.

Lamine Yamal, much younger than many smartphones,
Morata in the thoughts of both Spanish time zones.

Erling Haaland arrives breaking so many female hearts,
The Nordic stud assembled from rare Viking parts.

All else has been talked about in every pub and dive?

Mention the GOATs! Messi, Ronaldo and high-five!

By the final whistle, we will hoot and cheer and curse.
The refereeing was terrible! Those pundits were worse!!
Whether it's Soccer or Footie, Fútbol or Football, 
'Til the next one! This month, I'm sure to see all ya'll.