Can you name the FIFA World Cup nations by their nickname?

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  • Enter a national team in the box below
  • Correctly named national teams will show up below
  • Click any empty Nickname(s) or National Team to answer for that location
  • Source: Wiki
  • NOTE: Quiz only deals with CURRENT FIFA members who have made at least one World Cup appearance. Thus the USSR, the two Germanies, Yugoslavia et al are out. One nation has no widely accepted name.
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Nickname(s)National TeamConfederation
Zhovto-Blakytni (The Yellow-Blues)UEFA
La Blanquirroja (The White and Reds)CONMEBOL
Has No NicknameUEFA
Лъвовете (The Lions)/Трикольорите (The Tricolors)UEFA
La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue)/CharrúasCONMEBOL
The Blue and WhitesUEFA
Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)UEFA
The Reggae BoyzCONCACAF
Leones del Caribe (Lions of the Caribbean)CONCACAF
al-AzraqAFC
The Magical MagyarsUEFA
Taegeuk Jeonsa (Taegeuk Warriors)/Tigers of AsiaAFC
Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes)CAF
The Stars and Stripes/The YanksCONCACAF
The Black StarsCAF
Palancas Negras (The Black Antelopes)CAF
Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks)CAF
The Canucks/Les Rouges (The Reds)CONCACAF
Die Mannschaft (The Team)/Die DFB-Elf (The DFB Eleven)UEFA
Das Team (The Team)UEFA
Guaraníes/La Albirroja (The White and Reds)CONMEBOL
The PharaohsCAF
Los Catrachos/La Bicolor (The Bicolor)CONCACAF
El Tricolor (The Tricolor)CONCACAF
The Three LionsUEFA
Nickname(s)National TeamConfederation
Azzurri (The Blues)UEFA
al-Sukoor (The Falcons)AFC
万里长城 (The Great Wall)AFC
Team Melli (The National Team)AFC
La Verde (The Green)CONMEBOL
Les Lions de la Teranga (The Lions of Teranga)CAF
The LeopardsCAF
Národní tým (National Team)UEFA
Oranje (The Orange)/Clockwork OrangeUEFA
La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)CONMEBOL
Beli Orlovi (White Eagles)UEFA
La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)/La Roja (The Red One)UEFA
Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars)UEFA
Les Grenadiers (The Grenadiers)/Le Rouge et Blue (The Red and Blue)CONCACAF
Chollima (Thousand-Mile Horses)AFC
The Green and White Army/Norn IronUEFA
Selecção das Quinas (Team of the Five)/Os Navegadores (The Navigators)UEFA
SocceroosAFC
Schweizer Nati/La Nati (The National Team)/Squadra NazionaleUEFA
Vatreni (The Blazers)UEFA
La Roja (The Red)/El Equipo de Todos (Everybody's Team)CONMEBOL
al-Sogour (The Falcons)/al-Akhdar (The Green)AFC
The Boys in GreenUEFA
Ticos/Tricolor/La SeleCONCACAF
Les Éléphants (The Elephants)CAF
Nickname(s)National TeamConfederation
Les Bleus (The Blues)/Les Tricolores (The Tricolors)UEFA
The Soca WarriorsCONCACAF
Lions of the AtlasCAF
Sbornaya (Selection)UEFA
Garuda/Merah Putih (The Reds and Whites)AFC
Ethiniki (National)/To Piratiko (The Pirate Ship)UEFA
All WhitesOFC
Drillos/The VikingsUEFA
The DragonsUEFA
The Tartan ArmyUEFA
Nippon Daihyo/Samurai BlueAFC
Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers)CONMEBOL
Los Cuscatlecos/La Azul (The Blue)CONCACAF
Canarinho (Little Canary)/A Seleção (The Selection)CONMEBOL
Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions)CAF
Repre (Representation)UEFA
Super EaglesCAF
Tricolorii (The Tricolors)UEFA
Białe Orły (The White Eagles)/Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds)UEFA
Rode Duivels/Diables Rouges/Rote Teufel (Red Devils)UEFA
La Tri (Tricolor)CONMEBOL
Asood al-Rafidain (Lions of Mesopotamia)AFC
De Rød-Hvide (The Red and Whites)/Olsen-Banden (The Olsen Gang)UEFA
Bafana Bafana (The Boys The Boys)CAF
Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage)CAF
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FIFA World Cup Participants by Nickname Quiz

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  • Created Sep 25, 2010 in Sports
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