Most countries try to depict their selves in the best light possible. Theres no wonder why many national teams have nicknames associated to ANIMALS, PLACES, THINGS etc that is suppose to perhaps boost their morale. Here are some tacky, funny, outragious and good nicknames

Football Team Nicknames- adapted from topendsports.com

Many football teams from around the world have another name by which they are more well known. These are not all official names, and some national teams have more than one nickname. I have tried to find the most commonly used nickname, and included others if known. As you can see, these nicknames are commonly derived from the color of their playing strip or country flag, or an animal associated with the country. If you have any corrections or additions, please let me know.

National Teams-Nicknames-notes
Algeria- Les Fennecs The Desert Foxes
Angola- Os Palancas Negras The Black Antelopes
Argentina- Albicelestes sky-blue white
Australia- Socceroos from Soccer and Kangaroo(a native animal of Australia)
Austria- Wunderteam the Wonder Team
Belgium- Red Devils
Benin- Les Ecureuils The Squirrels
Botswana- The Zebras
Brazil- Canarinho, or Seleção or The Samba Kings'littlecanary',orTheSelection National Team
Cameroon- Lions indomitables meaning Indomitable Lions
Chile- La Roja The red one
Costa Rica- Los Ticos
Cote d’Ivoire- Les Éléphants The Elephants
Croatia- Vatreni Fiery boys
Czech Republic- Lokomotiva The Locomotive
Denmark- Danish Dynamite
England- The Three Lions
Ecudaor- La Tri
Egypt- The Pharaohs
El Salvador- Los Guanacos or La Selecta
France- les Bleus meaning 'the blues'
Germany- Die Mannschaft, meaning 'The Team', 'The National Eleven' or Die Nationalelf
Ghana- Black Stars
Greece- To Peiratiko The Pirate Ship
Guinea- Syli Nationale the National Elephants
Holland- Oranje meaning 'orange'
Honduras- Los Catrachos meaning 'the Hondurans'
Iran- Team Mehdi or Team Melli
Italy- Azzurri meaning 'blues'
Jamaica- Reggae Boyz
Japan- Samurai Blues Blue Samurai
Mali- Les Aigles The Eagles
Mexico- El Tricolor
Morocco- Atlas Lions named after the Atlas Mountains
Namibia- the Brave Warriors
New Zealand- All Whites
Nigeria- Super Eagles
North Korea- Chollima A Korean mythical horse translates as "thousand-mile horse"
Paraguay- Guaraníes also La Albirroja (White and red)
Poland- Bialo-Czerwoni White-Reds
Potugal- Selecção das Quinas National Team of the Five
Puerto Rico- Vaqueros meaning 'Cowboys'
Romania- Tricolor Three Colored Ones
Russia- Sbornaya meaning 'Selection'
Saudi Arabia- The Green Falcons
Serbia- Plavi the blue
Senegal- Les Lions de la Teranga The Lions of Teranga
Slovakia- The Fighting Jondas
South Africa- Bafana Bafana "the boys, the boys" in isiZulu
South Korea- Asian Tigers or Taeguk Warriors
Spain- La Furia Roja meaning 'The Red Fury'
Sudan- Sokoor Al-Jediane Desert Hawks
Sweden- Blågult Blue-yellow
Switzerland- Schweizer Nati, or just Nati meaning 'The Nats' – short for Nationals
Trinidad & Tobago- Soca Warriors
Togo- The Hawks
Tunisia- Les Aigles de Carthage The Eagles of Carthage
Turkey- Ay Yıldızlılar Crescent Stars
Ukraine- Zbirna national team
Uruguay- Charrúas also La Celeste Olímpica(The Olympic Sky Blue)
USA- The Stars and Stripes
Zaire- Leopards
Zambia- Chipolopolo The Copper Bullets

Teams with no nickname
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