Team Nickname English translation Notes Ref.

Afghanistan Širhâi Khorâsân The Lions of Khorasan [1]

Albania Kuqezinjtë The Red and Blacks [2]

Shqiponjat / Shqipet The Eagles The eagle is one of the national symbols of Albania. The crossed hands gesture, which symbolises an eagle, is sometimes used as a celebration by Albanian players.[3] [4]

Algeria الفنك Les Fennecs The Fennecs The fennec fox is the national animal of Algeria. [5]

محاربي الصحراء Les Guerriers du Désert The Desert Warriors [6][7]

American Samoa Au Filli The National Team [8]

Andorra La Seleccio Tricolor The Tricolour Selection [8]

Anguilla The Rainbow Warriors [8]

The Soccer Dolphins [8]

Antigua and Barbuda The Wadadi Boyz Wadadi is a local dance. [8]

Argentina La Albiceleste The White and Sky-Blue [10]

Armenia Հավաքական The Collective Team [8][11]

Aruba La Selección The Selection [8]

Australia Socceroos Blend word formed by "Soccer" and "Kangaroo". [9]

Australia (Women's) Matildas From the Australian folk song "Waltzing Matilda". [12]

Austria Wunderteam Wonder Team [13]

Azerbaijan Odlar Yurdu Komandasi The Land of Fire Team [8]

Bahamas Rake & Scrape Boys [14]

Bahrain الذئب الأحمر The Red Wolves [8]

Barbados Bajan Pride Bajan is a popular term for citizens of Barbados. [8]

Belarus Белыя Крылы The White Wings [8]

Belgium De Rode Duivels Les Diables Rouges Die Roten Teufel The Red Devils [8]

Belize The Jaguars [8]

Benin Les Écureuils The Squirrels [16]

Bhutan Druk Eleven Dragon Boys [18]

Bolivia La Verde The Green One [8]

Zlatni Ljiljani The Golden Lilies [19]

Botswana Dipitse The Zebras [20]

Brazil Canarinho The Little Canary In reference to the yellow shirt. [8]

Seleção The Selection [21]

Verde-Amarela The Green and Yellow [8]

Brunei Tebuan The Hornets [8]

Bulgaria Лъвовете The Lions [8]

Трикольорите The Tricolors [23]

Burkina Faso Les Étalons The Stallions [24]

Burundi Les Hirondelles Burundi Swallows [25][26]

Cambodia Krom Chumreswcheit The National Team [8]

Cameroon Lions Indomptables Indomitable Lions [27]

Canada Canucks "Canuck" is a slang term for Canadian. [28][29]

Les Rouges The Reds [30][31][32]

Central African Republic Les Fauves The Wild Beasts [36]

Chile La Roja The Red One [38]

China PR 龙之队 The Dragons [39]

中国队 Team China [8]

China PR (Women's) 铿锵玫瑰 The Steel Roses [40]

Chinese Taipei 中国队 China Team [8]

Colombia Los Cafeteros The Coffee Growers [41]

La Tricolor The Tricolour [42]

Comoros Les Coelecantes The Coelacanths The coelacanth is a type of fish. [45]

Congo Diables Rouges Red Devils [46]

Cook Islands Soka Kuki Airani The National Team [8]

The Green and Whites [8]

Costa Rica Los Ticos The Ticos From the local linguistic habit of creating diminutives by adding “tico” instead of “tito” to the end of words. [47]

La Sele Shortening of "The Selection" (in Spanish) [48]

Los Matacampeones The Champion Killers [49]

Croatia Vatreni The Fiery Ones [9][50]

Kockasti The Chequered Ones The Croatian checkerboard is the national symbol of Croatia. [51]

Cuba Los Leones del Caribe The Caribbean Lions [52]

Cyprus Η γαλανόλευκη The White and Blues [8]

Czech Republic Nároďák The National Team [9]

Lokomotiva The Locomotive [9]

Denmark The Danish Dynamite Mainly relating to the Danish team of the 1980s. [53]

Djibouti Riverains de la Mer Rouge Shoremen of the Red Sea [54]

Dominica Dominica Team [8]

Los Pericos The Parrots [8]

DR Congo Les Léopards The Leopards [56]

Ecuador La Tri / Tricolor The Tricolour [9]

Egypt الفراعنة The Pharaohs [57]

El Salvador La Selecta The Selected [58]

England The Three Lions [9]

Equatorial Guinea Nzalang Nacional The National Thunder [60]

Eritrea ኣግማል ቀይሕ ባሕሪ Red Sea Camels [61]

Estonia Sinisärgid The Blueshirts [62]

Eswatini Sihalngu Semnikati King's Shield [63][64]

Ethiopia Walyas The walia is a species of ibex indigenous to Ethiopia. [65]

Faroe Islands Landsliðið The National Team [8]

Fiji Bula Boys "Bula" is a greeting used in Fiji. [66]

Finland (Women's) Helmarit The Pearl Owls [68]

France Les Bleus The Blues [9]

Gabon Les Panthères The Panthers The black panther is Gabon's national animal. [69]

Georgia ჯვაროსნები The Crusaders [8]

Germany Die Mannschaft* The Team *"Die Mannschaft" is mainly used outside of Germany. Locally, it generically means "the team". [71]

Ghana Black Stars The Black Star is regarded as the national symbol of Ghana. [9]

Gibraltar Team 54 Gibraltar was the 54th nation to join UEFA. [72]

Greece Η Εθνική The National Team [73]

Το Πειρατικό The Pirate Ship Unofficial nickname given after the Euro 2004 win. [74]

Grenada Spice Boyz Grenada is known as the "Island of Spice". [75]

Guam Matao Matao is the definition of highest level or "noble" class. [76]

Guatemala Los Chapines The Guatemalans "Chapin" is a Spanish slang term to refer to Guatemalans. [8]

La Azul y Blanco The Blue & White [77]

Guinea Syli National National Elephants [78]

Guinea-Bissau Djurtus The Djurtus is a species of fox. [79]

Guyana Golden Jaguars [80]

Haiti Les Grenadiers The Soldiers [81]

Le Rouge et Bleu The Red & Blue [82]

Honduras Los Catrachos The Catrachos [83]

La Bicolor The Bi-color [8]

La H The H The initial for Honduras. [84]

Hong Kong Hong Kong Team [8]

Hungary Válogatott The Selection [8]

Iceland Strákarnir Okkar Our Boys [8]

India Blue Tigers [8]

Indonesia Merah Putih The Reds and Whites [8]

Garuda The Garuda is a mythical animal. [8]

Indonesia (Women's) Putri Garuda Garuda Ladies [85]

Iran تیم ملی Team Melli The National Team [9]

Iraq اسود الرافدين Lions of Mesopotamia [86]

Italy Gli Azzurri The Blues The colour blue originates from the House of Savoy coat of arms, which had a blue background. [88]

La Nazionale The National Team [89]

Italy (Women's) Le Azzurre The Blues (female) [90]

Ivory Coast Les Éléphants The Elephants [9]

Jamaica Reggae Boyz Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica. [8]

Japan (Women's) なでしこジャパン Nadeshiko Japan Floral metaphor meaning "personification of an idealized Japanese woman". [93]

Jordan النشامى The Brave Gentlemen [94]

Kazakhstan Казахстанские барсы The Snow Leopards [8]

Kosovo Dardanët The Dardanians [96]

Kuwait الأزرق The Blues [8]

Kyrgyzstan Ак шумкарлар White Falcons [97]

Laos ທິມຊາດ The National Team [8]

Latvia 11 vilki 11 wolves [8]

Lebanon (Women's) صبايا الأرز The Lady Cedars [100][101]

Lesotho Likuena Crocodiles [102]

Liberia Lone Stars [103]

Libya فرسان المتوسط The Mediterranean Knights [104]

Liechtenstein Nati Short for "Nationalmannschaft" [8]

Lithuania Rinktine The National Team [8]

Luxembourg d'Roud Léiwen The Red Lions [105]

Macau A Equipa Verde The Green Team [8]

Macedonia Црвени Рисови The Red Lynx [8]

Madagascar Les Baréa The Barea A species of zebu. [106]

Malawi The Flames [107]

Maldives Red Snappers [109]

Mali Les Aigles The Eagles [110]

Mauritania المرابطون The Almoravids [8]

Mauritius Club M Reference to the initial for Mauritius. [8]

Les Dodos The Dodos An extinct bird endemic to Mauritius. [111]

Mexico El Tri / Tricolor From "Tricolor" (Tricolour) [8]

Moldova Selectionata The Selection [8]

Mongolia Xөx чононууд Blue Wolves [8]

Montenegro Hrabri Sokoli The Brave Falcons [112]

Montserrat Emerald Boys Montserrat is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean". [8]

Mozambique Os Mambas The Mambas The most poisonous snake in Africa. [8]

Myanmar The White Angels [8]

Namibia Brave Warriors [70]

Nepal The Gorkhali Nepalese National Soldiers. [8]

Netherlands Oranje Orange Orange is the colour of the Dutch royal family. [9]

Clockwork Orange In the 1970s the Dutch team was famous for its precision passing. [114]

Les Rouges et Gris The Red and Grays [8]

New Zealand (Women's) Football Ferns The fern is one of the national symbols of New Zealand. [117]

Nicaragua Los Albiazules The Whites & Blues [8]

Los Pinoleros The Pinole Makers "Pinolero" is slang for a citizen of Nicaragua. [8]

Niger Le Mena The Mena A species of antelope. [118]

Nigeria Super Eagles [119]

Nigeria Super Falcons [120]

North Korea 천리마 The Chollima Chollima is a mythical creature. [121]

Northern Ireland Norn Iron Slang term for "Norther Ireland". [122]

Oman الأحمر The Reds [8]

سامبا الخليج Gulf Samba Referring to the "golden age" of Omani football in the 2010s. [124]

Pakistan The Green and White Team [8]

Palestine الفدائيون The Fedayeen Palestinian freedom fighters. [125]

Panama La Marea Roja The Red Tide [8]

Equipo Canalero The Canal Team In reference to the Panama Canal. [8]

Papua New Guinea Kapuls The Cuscus A species of Australasian possum. [126]

Paraguay La Albirroja The White-Red [9]

Los Guaraníes The Guaraní [9]

Peru La Blanquirroja The White-Red [8]

Philippines Azkals Street Dogs Tagalog slang for "street dogs". [127]

Philippines (Women's) Malditas Feisty Ladies [128][129]

Poland Biało-czerwoni The White and Reds [8]

Orły The Eagles [9]

Portugal Selecção das Quinas Team of the Five [9]

Puerto Rico El Huracán Azul The Blue Hurricane [8]

Qatar العنابي The Maroons [8]

Republic of Ireland Na Buachaillí i nGlas The Boys in Green [8]

Russia Сборная The National Team [8]

Rwanda Amavubi The Wasps [132]

Samoa Manumea After a native bird. [8]

San Marino La Serenissima The Most Serene [135]

Saudi Arabia الأخضر The Greens [9]

الصقور الخضر The Green Falcons [136]

Scotland The Tartan Terriers [8]

Senegal Les Lions de la Téranga The Lions of Teranga [137]

Serbia Бели Орлови White Eagles [8]

Seychelles The Seychelles Pirates [138]

Sierra Leone The Leones Stars [8]

Singapore The Lions [8]

Slovakia Repre Short for "Národná reprezentácia" (The National Team) [8]

Národný tím National Team [8]

Bojovní Jondovci The Fighting Jondas [8]

Somalia Ocean Stars [140]

South Africa Bafana Bafana Boys Boys [141]

South Africa (Women's) Banyana Banyana Girls Girls [142]

South Korea 붉은 악마 Red Devils [9]

태극전사 Taegeuk Warriors [143]

아시아의 호랑이 Asian Tigers [8]

South Sudan The Bright Stars [144]

Spain La Furia Roja The Red Fury [145][146]

Sudan صقور الجديان Falcons of Jediane [147]

Nile Crocodiles [148]

Suriname De Natio Short for "Nationale Selectie" (National Selection) [8]

Sweden Blågult The Blue-Yellow [8]

Switzerland Nati Short for "Nationalmannschaft" (The National Team) [8]

Syria نسور قاسيون Qasioun Eagles [149]

Tahiti Toa Aito Les guerriers de fer Iron Warriors [8]

Tajikistan Шерҳои Форсӣ The Persian Lions [150]

дастаи мунтакҳаби The National Team [8]

Tanzania Kilimanjaro Stars [151]

Taifa Stars [152]

Thailand ช้างศึก War Elephants The elephant is an important figure of Thai culture. [153]

Thailand (Women's) ชบาแก้ว Chaba Kaew A pink elephant in the Thai animated film Khan Kluay. [154]

Timor-Leste O Sol Nascente The Rising Sun [8]

The Little Samba Nation [8]

El Lafaek The Crocodiles [8]

Togo Les Éperviers The Sparrowhawks [9]

Tonga Timi Fakafomua The National Team [8]

Trinidad and Tobago Soca Warriors Soca is a music genre that originated in Trinidad and Tobago. [9]

Tunisia نسور قرطاج Les Aigles de Carthage Eagles of Carthage [9]

Turkey Ay Yıldızlılar The Crescent-Stars The crescent and the star, present on the flag, are the national symbols of Turkey. [8]

Turkmenistan Aхал-теке Dark Horses The Akhal-Teke is the national emblem of Turkmenistan. [8]

Turks and Caicos Islands TCI Team TCI is the acronym of "Turks and Caicos Islands". [8]

Uganda The Cranes The crane is the national bird of Uganda. [155]

Ukraine Синьо-жовт The Blue and Yellows [9]

United Arab Emirates عيال زايد Zayed's sons Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the founding father of the United Arab Emirates. [156]

United States USMNT Acronym of "United States Men's National Football Team". [157]

Stars & Stripes Reference to the American flag. [158]

The Yanks Slang term to refer to someone of American origin. [159]

Uruguay La Celeste (Olímpica) The (Olympic) Sky Blue [8][160]

Los Charrúas The Charrúa Indiginous people living in present day Uruguay. [8]

Uzbekistan Oq bo'rilar White Wolves [161]

Vanuatu The Men in Black and Gold [8]

Venezuela La Vinotinto The Burgundy [162]

Los Llaneros The Plainsmen [8]

La Remolacha Mecanica The Clockwork Beet [8]

Vietnam Rồng Vàng The Golden Dragons [163]

Vietnam (Women's) Những Cô Gái Vàng The Golden Girls [164]

Wales Y Dreigiau The Dragons The Welsh Dragon is the national symbol of Wales. [8]

Yemen اليمن السعيد The Happy Yemen In ancient times Yemen was known as Arabia Felix, Latin for "happy" or "fortunate" Arabia. [8]

Zambia Chipolopolo The Copper Bullets [165]

KK 11 Used during the 1980s, after the founding president Kenneth Kaunda. [166]