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6/30/2024

I wrote a haiku to document the shock of England's loss to Slovakia with just minutes left in the match. It turned into a Tanka after Jude Bellingham's equalizer. Then Harry Kane's header in extra-time (with an Ivan Toney assist) secured England's great escape!

UEFA Euro2024 - England 2 Slovakia 1

England's great escape

Slovakia one
deep dark despair depression
England nil — hey Jude
Bellingham bicycle kick
Toney assist Kane header

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