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This is a list of nicknames of national association football teams.
Europe
Nickname |
Translation[1] |
Team
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Հավաքական (Havaqakan)
|
The Selection
|
Armenia
|
Odlar Yurdu
|
The Land of Fire
|
Azerbaijan
|
Kuqezinjtë[2]
|
Red and Blacks, Eagles
|
Albania
|
Selecção das Quinas[3]
|
National Team of the Shields
|
Portugal
|
La Furia Roja, La Roja, La Furia[4][5]
|
The Red Fury, The Red, The Fury
|
Spain
|
Zmajevi, Ljljani, Zlatni Ljiljani
|
Dragons, Lilies, Golden Lilies
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Бели Орлови (Beli Orlovi)
|
White Eagles
|
Serbia
|
Wunderteam [6]
|
Wonder Team
|
Austria
|
Squadra Azzurra; Azzurri
|
Blue Team; The Blues
|
Italy
|
Les Bleus[3]
|
The Blues
|
France
|
Il-Kavallieri
|
The Knights (of Malta)
|
Malta
|
Die Mannschaft; Nationalelf; La Aplanadora(In Hispanic Countries);
|
The Team; The Steamroller;
|
Germany
|
The Boys in Green
|
|
Republic of Ireland
|
Hrabri Sokoli
|
The Brave Falcons
|
Montenegro
|
Repre / Naši
|
Short for Národná reprezentácia (National Team) / Ours
|
Slovakia
|
Danish Dynamite
|
|
Denmark
|
Les Diables Rouges, Rode Duivels
|
Red Devils (French and Dutch)
|
Belgium
|
Лъвовете
|
The Lions
|
Bulgaria
|
Huuhkajat
|
Eagle Owls
|
Finland
|
Nároďák [3]
|
The National Team
|
Czech Republic
|
Norn Iron [7]
|
|
Northern Ireland
|
Oranje[3]
|
Orange, Clockwork Orange, The Flying Dutchmen
|
Netherlands
|
ჯვაროსნები (Jvarosnebi)
|
Crusaders
|
Georgia
|
Το Πειρατικό (To Piratiko)
|
The Pirate Ship
|
Greece
|
Team GB
|
|
Great Britain
|
The Three Lions[3]
|
|
England
|
The Tartan Terriers
|
|
Scotland
|
Tricolorii [8][9]
|
The Tricolours
|
Romania
|
Tricolors
|
|
Andorra
|
Vatreni[3], Kockasti
|
The Fiery Ones; The Chequered Ones
|
Croatia
|
Biało-czerwoni[3]
|
White and Reds
|
Poland
|
Sbornaya[3]
|
National team
|
Russia
|
Drillos
|
Used during the leadership of Egil "Drillo" Olsen
|
Norway
|
Blågult
|
Blue-Yellow
|
Sweden
|
Nati
|
short for Nationalmannschaft (National Team)
|
Switzerland
|
Ay Yıldızlılar
|
Crescent-Stars, Comeback Kings
|
Turkey
|
Жовто-Блакитні (Zhovto-Blakytni), Збірна (Zbirna)[3]
|
Yellow-Blue, Selection
|
Ukraine
|
Sinisärgid[10]
|
Blueshirts
|
Estonia
|
Y Dreigiau
|
The Dragons
|
Wales
|
Izlase
|
The National Team (In Latvian) [11]
|
Latvia
|
La Serenissima
|
The Most Serenity
|
San Marino
|
Africa
Americas
Middle East
Nickname
|
Translation[1]
|
Team
|
Team-e Melli/تیم ملی
|
The National Team
|
Afghanistan
|
Les cèdres du Liban [57]
|
Cedars of Lebanon
|
Lebanon
|
Al-Azreg
|
The Blue
|
Kuwait
|
نسور الشام, نسور قاسيون
|
Damascus' Eagles, Qasyoun's (mountain) Eagles
|
Syria
|
تیم ملی، شاهزادههای پارسی[3]
|
The National Team, Princes of Persia
|
Iran
|
Ay Yıldızlılar [58]
|
Crescent-Stars
|
Turkey
|
Ha Nivheret, Ha Khoolim Levanim,[59]
|
The National Team, The Blues-And-Whites
|
Israel
|
Asia
Asia and Pacific Region
See also
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- ^ not confirmed
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