The Road to Rio

Summary of the 2014 World Cup

Preparations begin four years in advance,

Countries worldwide hoping they'll have a chance

To win the most watched tournament worldwide

 That would bring their country honour and pride.

Soon the qualification matches come around

And for some teams, the goal is not easily found.

They once again get left behind

The road to Rio they will never find.

The qualifying teams are now eager and keen

Each one thinking, this year could be my team!

In blazing Brazil, the whistle blows

And the talent of the players clearly shows.

Group stages this year gave us quite a shock

With the previous champions getting the knock

England not advancing proved popular to most

How Suarez, when back in Liverpool, will boast.

Kickoff again and stage two began

Pouring sweat, up and down the pitches they ran.

One tiny push and these huge men fell down

The rest of the world knew they were acting the clown.

The tears and heartache when they didn't get through

The winning teams, to the quarters they flew.

Here is where the great football was played

And for some young players their dreams were made.

Everywhere you looked around

News of the World Cup was always to be found.

These are the world's top teams

And, of course, Twitter created so many memes!

Now to the semi's, were things got tough

Loosing again, the Dutch found rough.

Germany leaving Brazil so far behind

Their own road to Rio, they can never find.

Here we are, once again, the final two

Are Argentina going to be able to pull through?

Which team will be able to say

The Road to Rio, we made it all this way.

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