2010 Team Nicknames
Here is a list of the 32 countries who have qualified for the 2010 World Cup, and their common nicknames and meanings if required. Which is your favorite nickname? See also the larger list of national football team nicknames for more. As far as we can determine, the Slovenian team does not have a nickname.
- Algeria: Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes)
- Argentina: Albicelestes (sky-blue white)
- Australia: Socceroos (Soccer/Kangaroo)
- Brazil: Canarinho (Little Canary)
- Cameroon: Lions Indomitables (Indomitable Lions)
- Chile: La Roja (The red one)
- Denmark: Danish Dynamite
- England: The Three Lions
- France: Les Bleus (The Blues)
- Germany: Mannschaft (The Team)
- Ghana: Black Stars
- Greece: To Peiratiko (the Pirate Ship)
- Honduras: Los Catrachos (the Hondurans)
- Italy: Azzurri (Blues)
- Ivory Coast: Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
- Japan: Samurai Blues
- Mexico: El Tricolor
- Netherlands Oranje (Orange)
- New Zealand: All Whites
- Nigeria: Super Eagles
- North Korea: Chollima (a mythical horse)
- Paraguay: Guaraníes
- Portugal: Selecção das Quinas (National Team of the Five)
- Serbia: Plavi (the blue)
- Slovenia: none
- Slovakia: The Fighting Jondas
- South Africa: Bafana Bafana (the boys, the boys)
- South Korea: Taeguk Warriors
- Spain: La Furia (the fury)
- Switzerland: Schweizer Nati (the Nats)
- USA: Stars and Stripes
- Uruguay: Charrúas
Related Pages
- Large list of national football team nicknames.
- Poll of your favorite National Team nickname from the World Cup 2010.
- List of all World Cup participating Countries.
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