NICKNAMED the Coffee Growers, Colombia are in the running for the best team title at the 2018 World Cup, but there’s a few others in contention.
Here are the alteregos for for all 32 countries taking part in Russia.
Dullest name dibs have to go to the hosts and Germany.
Argentina - La Albiceleste (White and Sky Blues)
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Belgium - Les Diables Rouges (Red Devils)
Brazil - Selecao (The selection)
Colombia - Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers)
Costa Rica - Los Ticos (Spanish slang for Costa Rica natives)
Croatia - Vatreni (The Blazers)
Denmark - Danish Dynamite
Egypt - The Pharaohs
England - The Three Lions
France - Les Bleus (The Blues)
Germany - Die Mannschaft (The Team)
Iceland - Strakamir Okkar (Our Boys)
Iran - Shirane Pars (The Lions of Persia)
Japan - Samurai Blue
South Korea - Asian Tigers
Mexico - El Tricolor (The three colours)
Morocco - Atlas Lions
Nigeria - The Super Eagles
Panama - Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
Peru - Los Incas
Poland - Polskie Orly (The Polish Eagles)
Portugal - Seleccao das Quinas (Team of the Castles)
Russia - Sbornaya (National Team)
Saudi Arabia - Al Sogour Al Akhdar (The Green Falcons)
Senegal - Les Lions de la Teranga (The Lions of Teranga)
Serbia - Orlovi (The Eagles)
Spain - La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
Sweden - Blagult (The Blue and Yellows)
Switzerland - Rossocrociati (The Red Crusaders)
Tunisia - Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage)
Uruguay - Charruas (A warrior tribe in Uruguay)
BEST OF THE REST
Teams not in Russia but in the running for best nickname:
Cameroon: “Les Lions Indomptables” (”The Indomitable Lions”)
Netherlands: “Clockwork Orange”
Greece: “Piratiko” (”The Pirate Ship”)
Ivory Coast: “Les Elephants” (”The Elephants”)
Algeria: “Les Fennecs” (”The Desert Foxes”)