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From The Unreal To The Mundane, Learn All 32 World Cup Nicknames

By Travis Yoesting June 12, 2018
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From Pharaohs to Socceroos, some World Cup nicknames for national teams are better than others.
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Every four years World Cup viewers wonder why the hell England is called the Three Lions or why French fans dress up as Smurfs. The answer: World Cup nicknames.

Most every national soccer team has a nickname. Some are boring, like the seven World Cup teams with some variation of “The Team.” Many are based on colors, like France (Les Bleus), or animals, like England. Few are actually unique and interesting.

For the record, the Three Lions are thus named because the English FA crest features three lions. Those three lions are there because of Richard the Lionheart (King Richard I), who reigned from 1189 to 1199 and used the three lions symbol. Those three lions essentially derived from three others: one from Henry I, one from Henry I’s father-in-law and one from Henry II’s wife. 

The best national team nickname will unfortunately not be participating in the World Cup this summer. That belongs to the national team of Greenland, also know as the Polar Teddy Bears. But seeing as Greenland isn’t even a member of FIFA, don’t expect the Polar Teddy Bears to crop up at the World Cup anytime soon.

As it stands, we can only commend a handful of nations for having great World Cup nicknames. Egypt, Panama, Colombia, Australia, Japan and South Korea, take a bow for actually using nicknames that are both unique and representative of your country. 

The rest of the World Cup nicknames are drab and boring — nine are animals (if you assume Socceroos are animals), nine are based on colors and seven are just groups of dudes. 

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So take this list of World Cup nicknames and memorize it, because we’re testing you after the tournament.

World Cup Nicknames

Group A

Russia

Сборная (Sbornaya, The National Team)

Saudi Arabia

الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)

Egypt

الفراعنة‎ (The Pharaohs)

Uruguay

La Celeste (The Sky Blue)

Group B

Portugal

A Seleção das Quinas (Selection of the Quinas); Also: The Navigators

Spain

La Furia Roja (The Red Fury); Also: La Roja, La Furia

Morocco

أُسُود الأطلس (Igrzamn n Atlasi, Atlas Lions)

Iran

 تیم ملی (Team Melli, “The National Team”)

Group C

France

Les Bleus (The Blues)

Australia

Socceroos

Peru

La Blanquirroja (The White and Red); Also: Los Incas

Denmark

Danish Dynamite

Group D

Argentina

La Albiceleste (The Sky Blue And Whites)

Iceland

Strákarnir okkar (Our Boys)

Croatia

Vatreni (The Blazers)

Nigeria

Super Eagles

Group E

Brazil

Seleção (The Squad)

Switzerland

Die Nati (The National Team)

Costa Rica

Los Ticos

Serbia

Орлови (Оrlovi, The Eagles)

Group F

Germany

Die Mannschaft (The Team)

Mexico

El Tri

Sweden

Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)

South Korea

태극전사 (Taegeuk Jeonsa, Taegeuk Warriors)

Group G

Belgium

Die Roten Teufel (The Red Devils)

Panama

Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)

Tunisia

نسور قرطاج (The Eagles of Carthage)

England

The Three Lions

Group H

Poland

Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds)

Senegal

Les Lions de la Téranga (The Lions of Teranga)

Colombia

Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers)

Japan

サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)

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