This is a list of nicknames of national association football teams. [edit] Europe | Nickname | Translation[1] | Team | | Լեռնականներ | Highlanders |  Armenia | | [2] Kuqezinjtë | Red and Blacks | Albania | | Selecção das Quinas [3] [4] | Selection of the shields |  Portugal | | La Furia Roja ,La Roja , La Furia[5] | The Red Fury,The Red ,The Fury |  Spain | | Zlatni Ljiljani | Golden Lilies |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | | Бели Орлови (Beli Orlovi) | White Eagles | Serbia | | Wunderteam [6] | Wonder Team | Austria | | Squadra Azzurra | Blue Team |  Italy | | Les Bleus[4] | The Blues |  France | | Il-Kavallieri | The Knights Of Malta | Malta | | The Boys in Green | | Republic of Ireland | | Hrabri Sokoli | The Brave Falcons | Montenegro | | Bojovni Jondovci | The Fighting Jondas | Slovakia | | Danish Dynamite | | Denmark | | Les Diables Rouges, Rode Duivels | Red Devils (French and Dutch) | Belgium | | Лъвовете | The lions | Bulgaria | | Huuhkajat | Eagle Owls[7] | Finland | | Lokomotiva [4] | The Locomotive | Czech Republic | | Norn Iron [8] | | Northern Ireland | | Oranje[4], het nederlands elftal | Orange, The Clockwork Orange, the dutch eleven | Netherlands | | Die Nationalelf, Maschine Mannschaft | The National Eleven, Machine Team | Germany | | Το Πειρατικό (To Piratiko) | The Pirate Ship | Greece | | Portokaloi | | Cyprus | | The Three Lions[4] | | England | | Tricolorii [9] [10] | The Tricolours | Romania | | Tricolors | | Andorra | | Vatreni[4], Crni konji | The Fiery Ones, Black Horses (Reference to the world cup 1998 squad) | Croatia | | Kockasti | The Chequereds | Croatia | | Biało-czerwoni[4] | White and Reds | Poland | | Drillos | Used during the leadership of Egil "Drillo" Olsen | Norway | | Blågult | Blue-Yellow | Sweden | | Geri Donuslerin Krallari | Comeback Kings | Turkey | | Жовто-Блакитні (Zhovto-Blakytni) | Yellow-Blue | Ukraine | | Zbirna/Sbornaya | Selection, in Ukrainian and Russian[4] | Ukraine | [edit] Africa [edit] Americas [edit] Middle East [edit] Asia and Pacific Region - ^ All nicknames taken from What's in a name? Part II unless otherwise indicated
- ^ "Albania Share The Points In Slovenia," 13 October 2007, http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=445653|Red and Blacks
- ^ "Portugal's 'Miracle of Stuttgart'," 23 October 2008, http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid=922941.html.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "World Cup '06: Team Nickname Guide". New York Times. 8 June 2006. http://worldcup.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/06/08/team-nickname-guide/. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
- ^ www.furiaroja.org; also known simply as "La Roja"
- ^ disputed; nickname for teams of 1934 and 1938
- ^ http://translate.google.com/translate_t#fi|en|Huuhkajat
- ^ "News in Brief", 13 October 2008, www.guardian.co.uk
- ^ "Tricolorii- echipa nationala a Romaniei", www.tricolori.ro
- ^ "Tricolorii squad named," romania.worldcupblog.org, Oct. 6, 2008
- ^ All nicknames taken from What's in a name? Part II unless otherwise indicated
- ^ "Le Maroc en demi-finales del la Can," 8 February 2004, www.afrik.com/article7035.html
- ^ "Desert Warriors date with destiny,"http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1115874.html
- ^ "Manucho called into Angola squad," 6 October 2008, news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7655198.stm
- ^ "Les Eperviers face au Cameroun, au Gabon et au Maroc," 22 October 2008, www.republicoftogo.com/central
- ^ "Sudan defeat proves costly," www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/news/newsid=922931.html
- ^ "Liberia's Soccer Lords Search for Peace in Zurich," 22 October 2008, www.theliberianjournal.com
- ^ "CAN-Mondial 2010: Les Léopards de la RDC quittent Kinshasa ce vendredi pour Blantyre au Malawi," 10 October 2008, www.radiookapi.net
- ^ "From Squirrels to Panthers," 8 October 2008, news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7659802.stm|Squirrels
- ^ "Le Burkina Faso bat le Burundi," 12 October 2008, www.afrriquenligne.fr
- ^ "Mobilisation autour des Aigles," 3 November 2008, www.maliweb.net
- ^ "Warriors' Destiny Out of Their Hands," 9 October 2008, www.thezimbabweindependent.com
- ^ "Ticket racketeering must be tamed," 30 October 2008, dailynews.habarileo.co.tz
- ^ "L'affaire de la 'Marseillaise' sifflee vue d'Afrique," Le Monde, 16 October 2008, www.lemonde.fr/sports/article/2008/10/16/
- ^ Mbeki sparks Bafana debate
- ^ "Le Maroc en demi-finales del la Can," 8 February 2004, www.afrik.com/article7035.html
- ^ "Les Lions Indomptales ecrascent l'Ile Maurice (5-0)," 12 October 2008, www.cameroon-info.net
- ^ "Insults Awaiting Senegal's Lions," 1 February 2008, www.africanews.com
- ^ All nicknames taken from What's in a name? Part II unless otherwise indicated
- ^ "Football: la Guadeloupe eliminee en demi-finale de la Gold Cup," 22 June 2007, http://www.lemaroc.org/sport/article_7259_Football
- ^ "Futbol, habilidad, goles," 22 October 2008, http://www.elpais.com.uy
- ^ "La trama secreta de la designacion de Maradona," La Gaceta, 29 October 2008, http://www.lagaceta.com.ar
- ^ "Fecha Redonda Para La Roja," 16 October 2008, http://noticias.123.cl
- ^ "Gold Cup lacks the intrigue of the 2007 edition" 01 July 2009, http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=658458&sec=us&root=us&cc=5901
- ^ "La Vinotinto buscara oxigeno ante su similar de Ecuador," El Nacional, 14 October 2008, http://www.el-nacional.com/www/site/detalle_noticia.php?q=nodo/49309
- ^ disputed
- ^ disputed
- ^ "Barnes happy with winning debut as Reggae Boyz coach," Jamaica Observer, 6 November 2008, http://www.jamaicaobserver.com
- ^ "Ticos celebran su clasificacion," 13 October 2008, http://www.laprensagrafica.com/accion/1156888.asp
- ^ "A win over Bahamas sends Vincy Heat through to Trinidad," 25 November 2006, http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000044/004421.htm
- ^ "Spice Boyz Hold Martinique to 2-All Draw," Grenada Broadcasting Network, 13 October 2008, http://www.klassicgrenada.com/index.pl/article?id=8091366
- ^ "Sugar Boys draw with Guyana in DCC Round 2," 6 November 2008, http://www.sknvibes.com/Sports/NewsDetails.cfm/1547
- ^ "Are You Ready For Some Futbol?", 2 April 2008, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/mark_bechtel/04/01/preview0407/index.html
- ^ "Gold Cup lacks the intrigue of the 2007 edition" 01 July 2009, http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=658458&sec=us&root=us&cc=5901
- ^ All nicknames taken from What's in a name? Part II unless otherwise indicated
- ^ "Qahtani looks to 'do a Zaki'," Emirates Business 24/7, October 25, 2008, http://www.business24-7.ae/articles/2008/10/pages/10252008_75330bb4acd14e9eb0c0344a742851e9.aspx
- ^ not confirmed
- ^ "Turkey National football team (soccer) profile," www.footballdatabase.com
- ^ All nicknames taken from What's in a name? Part II unless otherwise indicated
- ^ "History of the All Whites". NZ Football. http://nzsoccer.com/page/all_whites1.html. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Formerly known as the SWANZ.
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